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Rhabdomyosarcoma - paraspinal

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain
  • Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.
mri

Three selected images from an MRI of the lumbar region of a child demonstrate marked increase in size of the paraspinal muscles on the right. The muscle is enlarged, isointense to adjacent muscles on T1, heterogeneously hyperintense on T2 STIR and demonstrates relatively homogeneous increased contrast enhancement.

Case Discussion

Features are consistent with a soft tissue sarcoma, which in this case was confirmed to be a rhabdomyosarcoma.

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