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Definition / general | Case reports | Negative stains | Electron microscopy description | Differential diagnosisCite this page: Pernick N Rhabdoid tumor. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/hearttumorrhabdoidtumor.html. Accessed April 21st, 2019.
Definition / general
- Highly malignant undifferentiated tumor of infants and children
- See also Kidney tumor chapter
- Originally described in kidneys; very rare in heart (one case report)
Case reports
- 6 month old infant with malignant rhabdoid tumor (Cancer 1985;55:2850)
Electron microscopy description
- Masses of intermediate filaments
Differential diagnosis
- Rhabdomyosarcoma: desmin+
