fetal rhabdomyoma


Expand All | Collapse All
  • Clinical

    • site: head and neck
    • mean age: 4 years
  • Histology

    • immature: primitive spindle cells, haphazard myotubules, myxoid stroma
    • intermediate: striated muscle cells, rhabdomyoblasts (spindled or ganglion-like)
  • Stains

    • positive: MSA, myoglobin, desmin
    • can have focal SMA, S100, GFAP, vimentin
    • negative: CK, CD68, EMA
  • Molecular

    • PTCH gene mutation