Neonatal Chest Wall Rhabdomyosarcoma

Abstract

An infant was born at term with a huge chest mass diagnosed as rhabdomyosarcoma. Treatment consisted of surgical resection and chemotherapy. We describe this very rare congenital mass and the problematic therapeutic management of such a tumor in a newborn.

Keywords

rhabdomyosarcoma - newborn - chest wall - tumor

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