EC Gynaecology

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a primitive malignant soft tissue sarcoma of skeletal muscle phenotype that originates from a primitive mesenchymal cell. It is the most common soft tissue tumor in the young population. We present a case of a 22-year-old female patient with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma in an unusual para-vesical and para-uterine location, mimicking an ovarian tumor. This case highlights the diagnostic challenges faced by clinicians and provides useful imaging insights to differentiate ovarian from non-ovarian tumors.

 Keywords: Pelvic Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma; Imaging Insights; Ovarian from Non-Ovarian Tumors

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