Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages e21-e26 , July 2009

Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma arising from the infraspinatus muscle in a child treated with subtotal scapulectomy and chemoradiotherapy: A case study

  • Kenzo Uchida, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukui University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukui, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Kenzo Uchida, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukui University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Matsuoka Shimoaizuki 23, Eiheiji, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
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  • Kohei Negoro, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukui University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukui, Japan
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  • Hideaki Nakajima, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukui University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukui, Japan
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  • Tomoo Inukai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukui University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukui, Japan
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  • Takafumi Yayama, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukui University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukui, Japan
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  • Erisa S. Mwaka, MD, MMed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukui University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukui, Japan
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  • Teruhiko Tanizawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Fukui University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukui, Japan
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  • Yoshiaki Imamura, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Central Clinical Pathology, Fukui University Hospital, Fukui, Japan
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  • Hisatoshi Baba, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukui University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukui, Japan

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.02.018

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages e21-e26 , July 2009

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