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Rhabdomyosarcoma of the middle ear and mastoid
Author(s) -
Jaffe Burton F.,
Fox James E.,
Batsakis John G.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197101)27:1<29::aid-cncr2820270106>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - medicine , rhabdomyosarcoma , middle ear , surgery , sarcoma , pathology
Three cases of rhabdomyosarcoma in the region of the middle ear are presented, bringing to 40 the number of cases reported in the literature. After clinico‐pathologic analysis of all cases, the biologic behavior of this neoplasm in this region is best characterized as extremely lethal, with the longest survival being only 23 months after diagnosis. At present, there is no mode of therapy that offers a potential for “cure.”