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Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of adult nasopharynx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

A M S EL-Ghazali  and
K M McLaren
A M S EL-Ghazali
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, UK
K M McLaren
Affiliation:
Lothian Unversity Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
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Abstract

Adult rhabdomyosarcomas in the head and neck are extremely rare and carry a poor prognosis. They should be considered as a distinct clinical entity. The authors report a case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in an adult nasopharynx treated with a combined modality treatment of chemotherapy and radiotherapy as per the European International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) MMT 89 study, group D. The patient responded to treatment and 10 years later, he is still alive with no signs of metastatic disease.

Keywords

RhabdomyosarcomaNasopharynxCancer Chemotherapy Protocols
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 8 , August 2005 , pp. 639 - 642
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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