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The Extremely Rare Hypopharyngeal Fetal Rhabdomyoma in an Adult.

Authors :
Baraças C
Farinha M
Afonso LP
Bacelar MT
Source :
Cureus [Cureus] 2021 Sep 19; Vol. 13 (9), pp. e18096. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 19 (Print Publication: 2021).
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Extracardiac rhabdomyomas are rare benign tumors showing skeletal muscle differentiation. They can be divided into adult, fetal, and genital subtypes. Fetal rhabdomyomas are rarer than the adult subtype and although usually diagnosed at birth, the diagnosis is based on histology rather than patient age. We present a rare case of a 25-year-old man with a cellular fetal (juvenile) rhabdomyoma, found in the postcricoid region of the hypopharynx.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.<br /> (Copyright © 2021, Baraças et al.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2168-8184
Volume :
13
Issue :
9
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Cureus
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
34567910
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18096