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An unusual mass in the palate of a 13‐year‐old girl: a case report of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
Author(s) -
Eltahlah D.,
Smart K.,
Moran N.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/ors.12077
Subject(s) - medicine , girl , rhabdomyosarcoma , alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma , oral cavity , soft palate , head and neck , soft tissue , pathology , dentistry , surgery , sarcoma , psychology , developmental psychology
Rhabdomyosarcomas are rare neoplasms derived from primitive mesenchymal tissue expressing skeletal muscle differentiation. They often present with vague symptoms that can easily mimic other diseases. Rhabdomyosarcomas of the oral cavity are extremely rare and account only for 0.04% of all the head and neck malignancies. We report a rare case of an alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma in the soft palate of a 13‐year‐old girl.