Rhabdomyosarcoma of the middle ear: imaging features in two children.
The imaging features are presented in two cases of rhabdomyosarcoma arising from the middle ear during childhood, an extremely rare and aggressive neoplasia. CT provides excellent information concerning the degree of bone involvement; contrast-enhanced MR imaging clearly delineates subcranial and/or intracranial extension.
Castillo
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Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599.
Pillsbury
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004432:Ear, Middle; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed