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Advanced Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Sinus

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Practical Approaches to Cancer Invasion and Metastases

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One year ago an 18-year-old woman was treated for an alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) of the right maxillary sinus which presented with unilateral proptosis and severe facial swelling associated with complete opacification of unilateral sinuses and the sphenoid. Bilateral adenopathy was palpated. A rapid complete remission was obtained after multiagent chemotherapy and then 5000 cGy was delivered to the primary and neck.

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  1. Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3085, Durham, NC, 27710, USA

    Edward C. Halperin MD (Associate Professor)

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, 4950 Sunset Boulevard 2C, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA

    A. Robert Kagan MD

  2. Center for Health Sciences, Johnsson Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, 10833 LeConte, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA

    Richard J. Steckel MD

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Halperin, E.C. (1994). Advanced Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Sinus. In: Kagan, A.R., Steckel, R.J. (eds) Practical Approaches to Cancer Invasion and Metastases. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84885-8_2

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