Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the head and neck in an adult

作者：Ohba Shinichi^*; Matsumoto Fumihiko; Fujimaki Mitsuhisa; Ito Shin; Yokoyama Junkichi; Ikeda Katsuhisa

来源：Auris Nasus Larynx, 2012, 39(3): 326-328.

DOI：10.1016/j.anl.2011.07.012

• Primary unknown cancer
• Rhabdomyosarcoma
• Head and neck
• Neck dissection
• Chemotherapy

Objective: This report describes an exceedingly rare case of adult embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma arising in the head and neck, which was initially diagnosed as a primary unknown cancer. %26lt;br%26gt;Method: The patient underwent a radical neck dissection with the total excision of the tumor, which was diagnosed as embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. %26lt;br%26gt;Result: The patient received intensive adjuvant chemotherapy, and is still alive with no signs of recurrence or metastasis. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion: This case report demonstrates not only the rarity of this neoplasm but the importance of the differential diagnosis for planning the therapeutic strategy.

• 出版日期2012-6