Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in Mastoid and Middle Ear in a 3-Year-Old Girl: A Rare Case Report | Zendy

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Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in Mastoid and Middle Ear in a 3-Year-Old Girl: A Rare Case Report

Author(s) -

Saman Vegari,

Alireza Hemati,

Hosein Baybordi,

Leila Davarimajd,

Ghasem Chatrbahr

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in otolaryngology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6765

pISSN - 2090-6773

DOI - 10.1155/2012/871235

Subject(s) - rhabdomyosarcoma , medicine , girl , embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma , middle ear , differential diagnosis , sarcoma , pediatrics , surgery , pathology , psychology , developmental psychology

. 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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