Laryngeal Involvement of Rhabdomyosarcoma in an Adult

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Suayib Yalçin²  Arzu Sungur¹  Sercan Aksoy²  Hüseyin Abali² 

[1] Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Ankara, Turkey;Hacettepe University Oncology Institute, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara, Turkey

关键词: metastatic;    primary;    larynx;    Rhabdomyosarcoma;   

Others  :  1207504
DOI  :  10.1186/1477-7819-1-17

 received in 2003-07-12, accepted in 2003-09-17,  发布年份 2003

【 摘 要 】

Background

Although initial presentation of sarcomas in the head and neck region is relatively common, involvements of the larynx by rhabdomyosarcoma either primary or metastatic have been reported rarely.

Case report

A case of rhabdomyosarcoma in the right thigh, which involved laryngeal structures three years after the diagnosis, is presented.

Conclusions

The laryngeal involvement by primary and metastatic rhabdosarcomas is very rare, however when it occurs it can result in life treating upper airway obstruction. After emergency intervention, radiotherapy and / or chemotherapy must be undertaken for long-term benefit and surgery may be helpful only in selected cases.

【 授权许可】

   
2003 Abali et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original URL.

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