title: Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma presenting as a peritonsillar abscess.
abstract: A rhabdomyosarcoma of the head and neck region is a rare childhood neoplasm often presenting with vague symptoms that can easily mimic other diseases. We present an unusual case of an alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the soft palate in a three-year-old child, that presented as a peritonsillar abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarwar Khan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ruttens
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Blanshard
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D018232:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy