Primary Gastric Rhabdomyosarcoma

Intern Med. 2023 Dec 1;62(23):3483-3488. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1645-23. Epub 2023 Apr 21.

Abstract

Primary gastric rhabdomyosarcoma is extremely rare. An 87-year-old man visited our clinic with a chief complaint of abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-CT revealed a massive tumor originating from the muscularis propria of the stomach along with splenic vein tumor thrombosis. We diagnosed the patient with primary gastric rhabdomyosarcoma by an endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration/biopsy.

Keywords: endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration/biopsy; rhabdomyosarcoma; tumor thrombosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration / methods
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Stomach*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18