title: Head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma: follow-up results of four cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma (HNRMS) is exceedingly rare and poorly documented. The difficult diagnosis often causes a poor prognosis and high mortality. Hence, we report 4 cases of HNRMS and their follow-up outcomes, and review the clinicopathological features of this rare tumor. The 4 patients ranged in age from 5 to 29 years. Among them, 3 patients had a good prognosis after combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy or surgery alone. Another patient survived for only 3 months after diagnosis without therapy. Deeply insight into HNRMS might improve the ability of diagnosis and treatment for this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University Xiamen, Fujian 361004, China.
authors.forename: Dong-Ni
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Union School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, China.
authors.forename: Qing-Qing
authors.initials: QQ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University Xiamen, China.
authors.forename: Zhong-Lin
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University Xiamen, Fujian 361004, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Yong
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Union School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, China ; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University Xiamen, Fujian 361004, China.
authors.forename: Yan-Fei
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Deng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Rhabdomyosarcoma; follow-up; head and neck