Open AccessAlveolar-type rhabdomyosarcoma of nasal cavity and paranasal sinus in adult with pulmonary metastasis: A case report
Author(s) -
S. Rajinder,
J Rohaizam,
Muhammad Irfan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
egyptian journal of ear nose throat and allied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2090-3405
pISSN - 2090-0740
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejenta.2016.07.004
Subject(s) - medicine , rhabdomyosarcoma , alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma , nasal cavity , sinus (botany) , histopathological examination , paranasal sinuses , head and neck , distant metastasis , metastasis , surgery , pathology , sarcoma , cancer , botany , biology , genus
Alveolar-type rhabdomyosarcoma of head and neck region in adult is extremely rare. We report a case of a 33-year-old lady who presented with persistent right unilateral nasal obstruction and epistaxis for one months’ duration. Examination showed a fleshy, irregular-surfaced mass occupying the whole right nasal cavity and histopathological examination revealed alveolar-type rhabdomyosarcoma. Metastatic work-up showed pulmonary metastasis. After 3months following completion of four cycles of chemotherapy, a repeated scan showed significant shrinkage of the tumor