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Rhabdomyosarcoma of the middle ear. A four‐year survival
Author(s) -
Ragab Abdelsalam H.,
Vietti Teresa J.,
Kissane John M.,
Sessions Donald G.
Publication year - 1972
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(197209)30:3<648::aid-cncr2820300310>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - medicine , rhabdomyosarcoma , middle ear , surgery , pathology , sarcoma
A 3‐year‐old girl was noted to have embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in her left ear. She was treated with surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, and she is alive and free of disease 54 months later. An aggressive multimodal approach offers the best hope in curing this malignant tumor.