title: [A case of nasopharyngeal rhabdomyosarcoma in 8-year-old girl].
abstract: Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a very often malignant neoplasm of head and neck region in children--especially till the age of 10. There are 3 histological types of RMS: embryonal, follicular, others. The authors describe a case of nasopharyngeal RMS in 8-years old girl. They also indicate a necessity in--depth differential diagnostic of pharyngeal tonsils hypertrophy having atypical morphological structure. Frequently there is a need to use the immunohistochemical methods in histopathological studies of biopsy specimens or post operative tissue materials.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Laryngologii, Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Zespolonego w Przemyślu.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kowalczyk
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rosińska
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery