Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is an uncommon soft tissue malignancy that is typically found in the pediatric population. Here we describe a rare case of widely metastatic alveolar RMS of the right paranasal sinuses in an adult woman who presented with several months of unilateral sinus symptoms that was initially misdiagnosed as acute sinusitis. A middle-aged female presented with two months of right ...

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a fast growing, highly malignant and the most common sarcoma in childhood ages. RMS grows from mesenchymal tissue and RMS of the Paranasal sinus accounts for 10% to 15% of adult head and neck RMS [1,2]. Nasal obstruction, pain, proptosis, limitation of eye movement and vision loss are the common symptoms but, only eye symptoms without nasal symptoms are observed less o...

We report a patient who presented to the ENT service complaining of nasal obstruction, exophthalmos, edema and ipsilateral facial congestion. Imaging studies revealed an aggressive noncalcified solid mass centered in the left nasoethmoidal region and heterogeneous avid enhancement following contrast media injection. Subsequently, a biopsy confirmed the presence of solid alveolar rhabdomyosarcom...

Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) has a predilection for the deep soft tissues of the extremities and mainly occurs in children. Although the tumor may originate in other sites, such as the nasal cavity or paranasal sinus, invasion of the orbit is unusual. We describe the clinicopathological features of 2 cases of alveolar RMS of the nasal cavity or paranasal sinus in adult patients with orbital ...

Introduction: Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most frequently occurring intrusive soft tissue sarcoma in the pediatric age group. Orbit is the most common location for a pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma, but it can occur in the oral cavity, pharynx, face and neck in the descending order of incidence. Rhabdomyosarcoma in the ear is extremely rare.   Case Report: A 5-year-old girl prese...

PURPOSE To evaluate imaging findings of rhabdomyosarcoma of the head and neck in adults. METHODS We examined 11 patients (seven men and four women; 17 to 73 years old) with pathologically proved rhabdomyosarcoma of the head and neck. The tumors originated in the paranasal sinuses (n = 6), cheek (n = 3), nasal cavity (n = 1), and infratemporal fossa (n = 1). Eight of the rhabdomyosarcomas were...