Rhabdoid tumors are aggressive pediatric malignancies for which, currently, there are no effective or standard treatment strategies. Rhabdoid tumors arise because of the loss of the tumor suppressor gene INI1. We have previously demonstrated that INI1 represses Cyclin D1 transcription in rhabdoid cells by directly recruiting histone deacetylase 1 complex to its promoter, leading to G(0)-G(1) ar...

A new human cell line (Wa-2) derived from an extrarenal rhabdoid tumor has been established. The cell line grows as a monolayer consisting of round- and spindle-shaped cells. Injection of cells into nude mice results in the growth of solid tumors within 2 wk of inoculation. These solid tumors have the microscopic appearance similar to that of the original tumor from which the cell line was deri...

Rhabdoid sarcomas are highly malignant tumors that usually occur in young children. A key to the genesis of this tumor is the mutational loss of the BAF47 gene as well as the widespread epigenetic suppression of other key anticancer genes. The BRM gene is one such epigenetically silenced gene in Rhabdoid tumors. This gene codes for an ATPase catalytic subunit that shifts histones and opens the ...

Malignant rhabdoid tumors are aggressive malignancies that can rarely present as hepatic masses in the pediatric population. The imaging findings are often nonspecific and usually suggest other more common hepatic tumors. We report the radiologic appearance of malignant rhabdoid tumor in a 3-month-old female with pathologic correlation.

This article describes 10 cases of adult clear cell renal cell carcinoma with rhabdoid differentiation (ccRCC-RD). The lesions all occurred in adult patients (age range 51-77 years, median 56 years), and a marked male predominance (7 males and 3 females) was noted. Six lesions were located in the right kidney, and 4 were located in the left. Histologically, the lesions consisted of rhabdoid are...

Rhabdoid papillary meningioma is an uncommon aggressive variant of meningioma which has the potential to metastasize and spread throughout the brain and even out of the cranium. Herein, we present recurrence of the brain tumor in a 26-year-old woman. The patient had history of the surgery for two lesions in the right temporal lobe and the left cerebellopontine angle. Imaging showed three lesion...

Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma (TSM) is one of the most challenging operations among neurosurgeons. Many approaches have been proposed in the attempt of total removal of the tumor. Rhabdoid meningioma is a rare subtype of meningiomas accounting for 2-3% of all intra-cranial meningiomas, an aggressive tumor classified as World Health Organization (WHO) grade III; it occurs mainly in the early chil...

Pediatric brain tumors including medulloblastoma and atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor are associated with significant mortality and treatment-associated morbidity. While medulloblastoma tumors within molecular subgroups 3 and 4 have a propensity to metastasize, atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors frequently afflict a very young patient population. Adjuvant treatment options for children suffering...

A 20-year-old male patient was admitted to our clinic with a 1-year history of headache. The patient's systemic-neurological examination and laboratory findings were normal. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were performed. Imaging findings showed calcified intraventricular mass and subependymal and gyral nodular lesions. There was a slight increase in ventricular volume. Surgi...