title: Rhabdomyosarcoma presenting as an anterior neck mass and possible thyroid malignancy in a seven-month-old.
abstract: A seven-month-old male presented with a one month history of an enlarging left neck mass and worsening inspiratory stridor. Upon excision of the mass, pathologic examination was consistent with embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). Preoperative imaging and intraoperative exploration were consistent with tumor replacing the left lobe of the thyroid. No cases of either anterior neck rhabdomyosarcoma or thyroid rhabdomyosarcoma have been explicitly described in the literature. The distinction between the two malignancies becomes important when considering prognosis and treatment protocols.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016960 (R-59) Miami, FL 33101, USA.
authors.forename: Alexis D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Furze
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lehman
authors.forename: Soham
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology; D018233:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods