Ileal rhabdomyosarcoma in a patient with a history of squamous cell lung cancer.


Yavuz B., Aba M., Aydın I., Eray İ. C., Erdoğan K. E.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, vol.103, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 103
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0047
  • Journal Name: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Keywords: Intussusception, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Radiation therapy, Non-small-cell lung carcinoma, Ileus, INTUSSUSCEPTION, METASTASIS, BOWEL
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Rhabdomyosarcoma is an infrequent muscular cancer seen in adults. We present a case of ileal intussusception due to pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma in a patient diagnosed previously with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung (SCCL). The patient was a 68-year-old man with a history of SCCL. He was admitted to the emergency department for nausea, emesis and obstipation. Surgical investigation of the abdomen revealed an intussusception caused by a tumour located 160cm distal of the ligament of Treitz. Pathological examination showed that tumour was a primary rhabdomyosarcoma of the ileum. This case contributes to the literature by defining an infrequent presentation of rhabdomyosarcoma causing ileal intussusception in an adult patient.