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ADULT RHABDOMYOMA OF THE OROPHARYNX RECURRING THREE TIMES WITHIN THIRTY‐FIVE YEARS
Author(s) -
Andersen CLAUS B.,
Elling FOLMER
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica series a :pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0108-0164
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1986.tb02995.x
Subject(s) - rhabdomyoma , medicine , pathology , tuberous sclerosis
A case of recurrent rhabdomyoma in the oropharynx of a 72‐year‐old man is presented. Diagnosis was based on routine histology, and in the third and last recurrence it was further established by electron microscopy, immune peroxidase staining for myoglobin, actin and fibronectin, and special strains. All recurrences were histologically identical and metastases were never observed. The adult rhabdomyoma is almost exclusively located in the head/neck region, often adjacent to vital organs, complicating radical surgery. The present case indicates that recurrences can be expected often at extraordinarily long intervals.