Alveolar cell rhabdomyosarcoma of vulva in a HIV positive patient- a rare case report | [Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists • 2019]

Author(s):

1. Seethalakshmi Ganga Vellaisamy: Department of Skin & STD, Vinayaka Mission KirupanandhaVariyar Medical College & Hospital, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation,Salem, Tamilnadu.

2. Kumar Satagopan: Government Hospital Of Thoracic Medicine(GHTM), Tambaram, Chennai, Tamilnadu.

3. Shoba Dharmarajan: Consultant Dermatologist, Porur, Chennai.

Abstract:

A 21 year old female, HIV positive since 2008 presented with a multilobulated mass over external genitalia with ulceration of 3 months duration with bilateral inguinal lymphadenopathy. Histopathology was suggestive of alveolar cell rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS). It was an uncommon sarcoma in a HIV infected individual which posed a diagnostic difficulty.

Page(s): 263-266

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Year: 2019

Keywords:

Alveolar cell rhabdomyosarcoma , HIV Human Immunodeficiency virus , Multilobulated genital mass , Genital rhabdomyosarcoma

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