Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2010 Nov;53(11):719-722. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2010.53.11.719.
A Case of Rhabdomyosarcoma in Pharynx
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hallym Sacred Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea. pbj426@hallym.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Hallym Sacred Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.
- KMID: 1455608
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2010.53.11.719
Abstract
- Rhabdomyosarcoma is a highly aggressive malignant tumor with an incidence of 1/500,000 children per year. It originates from mesenchymal cell to invade soft tissue, developing into a highly aggressive malignant tumor. Rhabdomyosarcoma consists of the following four pathologic groups-embryonal, botryoid, alveolar, and pleomorphic type. While head and neck is the most common site of the embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, the pharynx is rarely reported as a primary site of rhabdomyosarcoma. Recently, the 5-year survival rate of rhabdomyosarcoma has been greatly increased by combining therapy with radical surgery, although it still has poor prognosis. We present a case of rhabdomyosarcoma in the pharynx.
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