title: Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of maxilla.
abstract: Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), a malignant neoplasm of skeletal muscle origin, is the most common soft tissue sarcoma seen in childhood and adolescence. The most frequent site is the head and neck accounting for 40% of all cases and other involved sites are genitourinary tract, retroperitoneum, and to a lesser extent, the extremities. RMS is relatively uncommon in the oral cavity and the involvement of the jaws is extremely rare. Here, we report a case of 50-year-old female with oral RMS involving maxillary alveolar region with clinical, radiological, histopathological and immunohistochemical findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Saint Joseph Dental College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ananthaneni
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Saint Joseph Dental College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Puneeth Horatti
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Kuberappa
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Saint Joseph Dental College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: G Vijay
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Srinivas
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Saint Joseph Dental College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Mohammad Asif
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kiresur
keywords: Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma; malignant tumor; rhabdomyoblasts