Introduction:
Rhabdomyosarcomas are soft tissue cancers derived mainly of undifferentiated mesoderm
Types of Rhabdomyosarcomas:
1. Embryonal
2. Alveolar
3. Pleomorphic
Embryonal rhabdomyosarcomas are the most common subtype(60%). Most common in children (0-4 years old) 1,2 with incidence of 4 in 1 million. Male preponderance is seen. Middle ear constitutes 10% of the head and neck rhabdomyosarcomas 3
Most commonly involved sites in head and neck region are nasal and oral cavities, second most common being the orbit and middle ear. 4 Less likely seen in terminally differentiated muscle cells.
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