Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in Mastoid and Middle Ear in a 3-Year-Old Girl: A Rare Case Report
Introduction. The most common sarcoma of childhood is rhabdomyosarcoma, approximately 35% of all paediatric rhabdomyosarcomas occur in the head and neck. Case Report. A 3-year-old girl referred to our clinic due to serosanguineous purulent discharge from her right ear. After paraclinical and patholo...
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| description | Introduction. The most common sarcoma of childhood is rhabdomyosarcoma, approximately 35% of all paediatric rhabdomyosarcomas occur in the head and neck. Case Report. A 3-year-old girl referred to our clinic due to serosanguineous purulent discharge from her right ear. After paraclinical and pathologic evaluation it was diagnosed as embryonic rhabdomyosarcoma. Conclusions. In all children with mastoiditis, especially in young children, rhabdomyosarcoma should be considered as a differential diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-99ff7985997d48078e68b912fb8f12cb2025-02-03T05:47:58ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732012-01-01201210.1155/2012/871235871235Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in Mastoid and Middle Ear in a 3-Year-Old Girl: A Rare Case ReportSaman Vegari0Alireza Hemati1Hosein Baybordi2Leila Davarimajd3Ghasem Chatrbahr4Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tabriz Medical Sciences University, Tabriz 5174867773, IranDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tabriz Medical Sciences University, Tabriz 5174867773, IranDepartment of Pathology, Tabriz Medical Sciences University, Tabriz 5174867773, IranDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tabriz Medical Sciences University, Tabriz 5174867773, IranDepartment of Library, Tabriz Medical Sciences University, Tabriz 5174867773, IranIntroduction. The most common sarcoma of childhood is rhabdomyosarcoma, approximately 35% of all paediatric rhabdomyosarcomas occur in the head and neck. Case Report. A 3-year-old girl referred to our clinic due to serosanguineous purulent discharge from her right ear. After paraclinical and pathologic evaluation it was diagnosed as embryonic rhabdomyosarcoma. Conclusions. In all children with mastoiditis, especially in young children, rhabdomyosarcoma should be considered as a differential diagnosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/871235 |
| spellingShingle | Saman Vegari Alireza Hemati Hosein Baybordi Leila Davarimajd Ghasem Chatrbahr Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in Mastoid and Middle Ear in a 3-Year-Old Girl: A Rare Case Report Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in Mastoid and Middle Ear in a 3-Year-Old Girl: A Rare Case Report |
| title_full | Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in Mastoid and Middle Ear in a 3-Year-Old Girl: A Rare Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in Mastoid and Middle Ear in a 3-Year-Old Girl: A Rare Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in Mastoid and Middle Ear in a 3-Year-Old Girl: A Rare Case Report |
| title_short | Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in Mastoid and Middle Ear in a 3-Year-Old Girl: A Rare Case Report |
| title_sort | embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in mastoid and middle ear in a 3 year old girl a rare case report |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/871235 |
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