title: Fetal rhabdomyoma of the posterior cervical triangle.
abstract: Rhabdomyoma is an uncommon benign tumor, with the majority arising from cardiac muscle. Seventy to 90% of extracardiac rhabdomyomas are found in the head and neck region, usually within the upper aerodigestive tract. The case of a 7-month-old boy with an enlarging posterior triangle neck mass found to be fetal rhabdomyoma is presented. This location is quite rare for benign rhabdomyoma, with previous literature search showing overwhelming predilection for the upper aerodigestive tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Suite 510, 825 Fairfax Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Carron
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Darrow
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Karakla
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*