title: Auricular embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma.
abstract: Rhabdomyosarcoma is an uncommon tumour that may present at a wide variety of different sites. We report a 4-year-old girl who developed an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma arising in the left pinna which was clinically indistinguishable from a lymphangioma. The case illustrates that this neoplasm can be easily misdiagnosed because of its variable morphology. Early recognition is important as successful treatment is now possible with a combination of chemotherapy, surgery and/or radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Burrows
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Ratnavel
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Cormack
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Pye
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D004431:Ear, External; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018233:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal / Q000473:pathology