Adult rhabdomyosarcoma of the gall bladder: case report and review of published works.
Open Access
- 1 June 1994
- Vol. 35 (6), 854-856
- https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.35.6.854
Abstract
A 90 year old woman with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the gall bladder is described. The patient died with tumour metastasis four months after diagnosis despite complete excision of the tumour. The histological, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural features of the tumour are summarised and published works are reviewed.Keywords
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