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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1976-11-1
pubmed:abstractText
Benign voluntary muscle tumours are exceedingly rare. Only 9 fetal and 35 adult type rhabdomyomata have been reported in the literature, former usually in children, the latter in adults. Both types affect the musculature of the head and neck almost exclusively. In this ultrastructural study of a fetal rhabdomyoma in a girl aged eleven years, we have found that the tumour is composed of cells showing myoblastic or myotubular differentiation although the myofilaments are poorly arranged and the myofibrils irregularly distributed. Motor-end plates have not been observed. These observations, together with the light microscopic findings and a review of previously described cellular characteristics, suggest that fetal and adult rhabdomyoma are different stages in the life history of the same tumour. Whether the lesion should be considered to be a hamartoma or a neoplasm is uncertain.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0340-1227
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
371
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
59-67
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1976
pubmed:articleTitle
[Foetal Rhabdomyoma. Case report and ultrastructural study].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports