title: Rhabdomyosarcoma of nose, nasopharynx and paranasal sinuses.
abstract: Rhabdomyosarcoma is an aggressive malignant soft tissue tumor that arises from primitive striated muscle cells called rhabdomyoblasts. It is the most common soft tissue malignant tumor in children and accounts for about 7-8% of childhood cancers. It can arise from almost anywhere in the body but it is most common in the head and neck region. This article presents six cases of rhabdomyosarcoma involving the nose, nasopharynx and the paranasal sinuses four of which were treated with a combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy and two were treated with medial maxillectomy combined with chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Medical College Hospital, 88 College Street, Kolkata, West Bengal India.
authors.forename: Prabir Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.forename: Indranil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: Saibal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: Subhradev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Sankar Prasad
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bera
keywords: Nasopharynx; Nose; Paranasal sinuses; Rhabdomyosarcoma