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Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the middle ear and mastoid

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A rare case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the middle ear and mastoid with facial paralysis is presented with brief review of literature.

Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the middle ear and mastoid is very rare. It is highly malignant tumour found in the paediatric age group. Soderserg (1933) reported the first case of embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma of the middle ear. Stobbe and Drageon (1959) described 15 cases of tumour occuring in the head and neck, out of which two were in the middle ear and the mastoid process. Deutsch and Felder (1974) reviewed the world literature up to 1973 and could collect only 22 cases including 5 of their own. According to Maurer et al (1977) rhabdomyosarcoma originating in the head and neck comprise 36% of all cases of rhabdomyosarcoma.

A rare case of Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma of the middle ear and mastoid with facial paralysis is being reported with a brief review of literature.

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  1. Department of ENT, M.G.M. Medical College and Hospital, 831 001, Sakchi, Jamshedpur

    D. K. Sinha & P. K. Singh

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Sinha, D.K., Singh, P.K. Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the middle ear and mastoid. IJO & HNS 48, 157–159 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048069

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