title: Rhabdomyosarcoma of Stensen's duct in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Stensen's duct is a very uncommon location for rhabdomyosarcoma. The purpose of this article was to review the clinical history of 2 patients who had rhabdomyosarcoma of Stensen's duct.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed the clinical history, imaging studies, histologic analysis, and treatment of 2 patients with rhabdomyosarcoma of Stensen's duct.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An 8-year-old boy (case 1) and a 17-year-old boy (case 2) presented with nonspecific facial swelling. In both patients, imaging studies showed a tumor at Stensen's duct, and biopsy showed embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. Both patients were treated with preoperative chemotherapy, parotidectomy, and resection of Stensen's duct and postoperative chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Follow-up at 9 years (case 1) and 2 years (case 2) after surgery showed that the patients were free of disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Stensen's duct rhabdomyosarcoma is rare and may have a better prognosis than rhabdomyosarcoma in other locations in the head and neck.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, La Timone Children's Hospital, Aix-Marseille Universitd, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Treut
authors.forename: Angélique
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rome
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cassagneau
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Triglia
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nicollas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D018233:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018987:Salivary Ducts; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed