title: Rhabdomyosarcoma presenting as an anterior cervical mass in an adult: report of a case.
abstract: We report herein the case of a 61-year-old man who was referred to our hospital for treatment of a rapidly growing tumor in the right anterior cervical region. A 13 x 14 x 15 cm mass was palpated on physical examination. Computed tomography (CT) findings indicated a thyroid tumor, but cytology results suggested rhabdomyosarcoma. A tumor, measuring 9.3 x 7.2 x 5.2 cm and weighing 220 g, was resected and histopathological examination confirmed a diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma. Cervical rhabdomyosarcoma is rarely found in adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery II, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takenoshita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Odajima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed