A rhabdomyoma is a benign tumor of striated muscle. Cardiac rhabdomyomas are the most common primary tumor of the heart in infants and children.
It has an association with tuberous sclerosis.[1]
It is most commonly associated with the tongue[2] and heart,[3] but can also occur in other locations.
The malignant form of rhabdomyoma is called rhabdomyosarcoma.
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- ^ Bader RS, Chitayat D, Kelly E, et al. (November 2003). "Fetal rhabdomyoma: prenatal diagnosis, clinical outcome, and incidence of associated tuberous sclerosis complex". J. Pediatr. 143 (5): 620–4. PMID 14615733. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022347603004943.
- ^ Pérez-Alonso P, Sánchez-Simón R, Contreras F, Patrón-Romero M (December 2000). "Special feature: pathological case of the month. Denouement and discussion: fetal rhabdomyoma of the tongue (myxoid type)". Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 154 (12): 1265–6. PMID 11115314. http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11115314.
- ^ Sugiyama H, Naito H, Tsukano S, Echigo S, Kamiya T (November 2005). "Evaluation of cardiac tumors in children by electron-beam computed tomography: rhabdomyoma and fibroma". Circ. J. 69 (11): 1352–6. PMID 16247210. http://joi.jlc.jst.go.jp/JST.JSTAGE/circj/69.1352?from=PubMed.
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