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Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma of the upper lip in an adult patient. Report of a case and review of the literature. 1991

A Piattelli

Department of Dentistry, University of Chieti, Italy.

The author presents a case of a pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma of the lip, in an adult patient. It is an exceptional localisation on this site. RMS is a highly malignant neoplasm with a preferred location in the lower extremities. The treatment should consist of multimodal therapy with excision of the primary tumor, radiation and multidrug regimen. The overall 5-years survival varies from 35% to 65%.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008048	Lip Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the LIP.	Cancer of Lip,Lip Cancer,Cancer of the Lip,Neoplasms, Lip,Cancer, Lip,Cancers, Lip,Lip Cancers,Lip Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Lip
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012208	Rhabdomyosarcoma	A malignant solid tumor arising from mesenchymal tissues which normally differentiate to form striated muscle. It can occur in a wide variety of sites. It is divided into four distinct types: pleomorphic, predominantly in male adults; alveolar (RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, ALVEOLAR), mainly in adolescents and young adults; embryonal (RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, EMBRYONAL), predominantly in infants and children; and botryoidal, also in young children. It is one of the most frequently occurring soft tissue sarcomas and the most common in children under 15. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p2186; DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, pp1647-9)	Rhabdomyosarcomas