title: Bilateral recurrent adult rhabdomyomas of the pharyngeal wall.
abstract: Adult rhabdomyomas of the head and neck are uncommon benign skeletal muscle tumors. Only a few cases occurring in the pharyngeal wall have been described in the world literature. We present a case of recurrent bilateral rhabdomyomas in the pharynx and discuss the clinicopathological features of this lesion, comparing it to those of other neoplasms from which it must be differentiated. To our knowledge, bilaterality of this type of lesion has not been described previously. Although adult rhabdomyomas have a distinct histology, they often are mistaken for a variety of other lesions, particularly granular cell tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vermeersch
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van Vugt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lemmerling
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moerman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Potter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010614:Pharynx / Q000473:pathology; D012086:Reoperation; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed