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Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft-tissue tumor in childhood, but is extremely rare in elderly. We present a rare case of cardiac RMS, which developed 1 year after the diagnosis and management of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a 68-year-old female. The occurrence of such phenomena is intriguing, especially in an individual without prior history of malignancy at a younger age. Through the review of the existing literature, we attempt to approach the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of this rare clinical entity.
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Bachegowda, L.S., Nagaraj, G., Grivas, P.D. et al. Two “childhood” malignancies in an elderly individual: a case report and discussion. Med Oncol 27, 876–879 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-009-9299-4
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