title: Voluminous extracardiac adult rhabdomyoma of the neck: a case presentation.
abstract: Introduction. Rhabdomyomas of the head and neck are exceptionally rare benign mesenchymal tumors. Rare cases have been reported to involve other sites of the body including the head and neck regions. Case Presentation. We report a case of voluminous extracardiac adult rhabdomyoma affecting adult patients and initially seen as slowly growing, indolent neoplasms. The patient is a seventy-year old male Italian patient. Conclusion. Adult extracardiac rhabdomyoma is a rare benign tumor that may present with symptoms that vary from aerodigestive tract obstruction to remaining asymptomatic for many years. Although histology is very characteristic, several differential diagnoses have to be considered. To our knowledge, this is the first case of voluminous adult-type symptomless rhabdomyoma.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department, S. Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Grottarossa Street 1035-1039, 00189 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maglio
authors.forename: Scicchitano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Francesco
authors.forename: Magistri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paolo
authors.forename: Valabrega
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stefano
authors.forename: D'Angelo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Francesco
authors.forename: Ramacciato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giovanni