title: Nasopharyngeal rhabdomyosarcoma: report of one case.
abstract: Rhabdomyosarcoma, a common soft tissue sarcoma in children, is rarely reported. The head and neck are the most common sites of occurrence. A case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the nasopharynx is presented. The patient, a five-year-old boy, presented with a two-monthly history of epistaxis. Ear-Nose-Throat examination revealed a mass at the hard palate. Head and neck MRI showed a nasopharyngeal mass with invasion to the skull base, and intracranial extention. Histological examination of the mass revealed embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. A combination chemotherapy and intrathecal medication was administered. This was followed by radiotherapy to the tumor site with 2 cm free margins. A good tumor response was found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hsiao
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Eng
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*