Open AccessEmbryonal rhabdomyosarcoma: A rare oral tumor
Author(s) -
Sila Datta,
Jharna Ray,
Tushar B. Deb,
Santanu Patsa
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.190959
Subject(s) - embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma , rhabdomyosarcoma , oral cavity , medicine , soft palate , pathology , buccal mucosa , soft tissue , anatomy , dentistry , sarcoma , surgery
Rhabdomyosarcoma is the malignant neoplasm of striated muscle and a relatively uncommon tumor of the oral cavity. Embryonal variety is the most common subtype, observed in children below 10 years of age but occasionally seen in adolescents and young adults. The present report describes a case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in the left posterior buccal mucosa, with extension in the adjacent alveolus, soft palate, oropharynx and nasopharynx of a 17-year-old female.