Rhabdomyosarcoma of the nasopharynx--a case report
Osuch-Wójcikiewicz, E.; Korolkowa, O.; Nyckowska, J.; Bruzgielewicz, A.
Otolaryngologia Polska 58(3): 631-634
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-6657 PMID: 15311617 Document Number: 580739
The case of nasopharyngeal rhabdomyosarcoma was presented. 58-years old woman complained of sore throat, dysphagia and temporary hoarseness was treated in Department of Otolaryngology Medical Academy in Warsaw. The nasopharyngeal tumor extended between Rosenmüller's fossa level to base of the tongue, 3x2 cm in size. Because biopsy specimen result was not definite, the tumor was surgical removed wholly. Histopathological diagnosis was: rhabdomyosarcoma embryonic. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy followed surgery. At the present moment, four years after treatment, the patient is without local recurrence and metastases. There was two important reasons to present this case: 1) the tumors originate from embryonal tissues are the most frequent of childhood, they are rare in patient over 30 year, 2) the most common sites in head and neck are the orbit, nasopharynx, middle ear, nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. The pathology of the tumor, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment has been discussed after literature review.