Adult embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in the nasal cavity; a case report with a review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a primitive malignant soft tissue tumor arising from premature mesenchymal cells. The current study presents a rare case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in the nasal cavity of an adult patient.

Case presentation

An 18-year-old female presented with right nasal obstruction for five months. Examination showed a pale soft, painless mass in the right nasal cavity with attachment to the nasal septum at the osteocartilaginous junction. The patient was falsely suspected for bacterial infection, but later histological examination showed undifferentiated small round blue cell tumor with extensive necrosis. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of embryonal RMS. The patient was operated on for endoscopic sinus surgery to remove the mass with

SUBMITTER: Fatah ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8977900 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature