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Nasal ala rhabdomyosarcoma misdiagnosed as a facial infection
- Source :
- International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra. 3:44-47
- Publication Year :
- 2008
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2008.
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Abstract
- Summary We present the case of an 18-month-old female with nasal ala swelling thought to be of infectious etiology. There was no response to multiple courses of oral and topical antibiotics. Biopsy of the lesion revealed alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. The patient received the D9803 closed trial chemotherapy protocol for intermediate risk rhabdomyosarcoma standard arm and high-dose-rate brachytherapy. Treatment with a combination of chemotherapy and brachytherapy is becoming increasingly accepted for this type of tumor and is associated with limited morbidity. Although facial rhabdomyosarcoma is relatively uncommon, it should be part of the differential diagnosis in the presence of a rapidly growing facial swelling unresponsive to antibiotics.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Chemotherapy
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
medicine.drug_class
medicine.medical_treatment
Brachytherapy
Antibiotics
medicine.disease
Surgery
Lesion
Otorhinolaryngology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Biopsy
Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
Medicine
Differential diagnosis
medicine.symptom
business
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18714048
- Volume :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........432ff9c2a24cf84cadb02fc2365774d9
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedex.2007.10.001