Perianal rhabdomyosarcoma in an adult: A case report and review of the literature

Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Dec 1;102(48):e36276. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000036276.

Abstract

Perianal/perineal rhabdomyosarcomas (PRMS) is rare, and the outcome is poor. A 29-year-old female presented with perineal rhabdomyosarcomas revealed metastases to inguinal lymph nodes on the bilateral side. Disease progression was discovered when the patient got adjuvant epirubicin, ifosfamide, and bevacizumab for 2 cycles. After 3 cycles of nivolumab, dacarbazine, cisplatin, and vinblastine therapy, a partial response was identified in the patient. The surgical resection was performed. The patient received neoadjuvant chemotherapy before surgery and was weak after surgery, so he did not receive chemoradiotherapy. The patient succumbed after 11 months postoperatively due to widespread intraabdominal metastasis.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ifosfamide
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Male
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma* / diagnosis
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma* / pathology
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma* / therapy

Substances

  • Ifosfamide