Ectomesenchymoma: case report and review of the literature

Turk J Pediatr. 2004 Jan-Mar;46(1):82-7.

Abstract

Ectomesenchymoma (EMCH) is a rare tumor that may arise in the brain or soft tissue. This tumor type is defined as a form including ectodermal components represented by neuroblasts or ganglion cells and differentiated mesenchymal structures of various types. The mesenchymal component is most often a rhabdomyosarcoma, but liposarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, leiomyosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, malignant schwannoma, and osseous elements have also been recorded. We report a case of an abdominal malignant ectomesenchymoma, containing three components, schwannoma, embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, and ganglion cells, in a four-month-old infant. We also review 43 previously reported cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed / therapy
  • Radiography