Auricular embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma.
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.
Burrows
N P
NP
Department of Dermatology, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Ratnavel
R C
RC
Grant
J W
JW
Cormack
G C
GC
Pye
R J
RJ
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D004431:Ear, External; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018233:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal / Q000473:pathology