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Rhabdomyoma

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Rhabdomyomas are exceedingly rare benign tumors, which arise from striated muscle. Over 95 % of extracardiac rhabdomyomas are located in the head and neck region. Rhabdomyomas are independent entities to rhabdomyosarcomas and it is important to differentiate them histopathologically. Complete surgical resection is usually curative.

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  1. Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, LO-367, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

    Karen Watters MB BCh BAO, MPH

  2. Department of Otolaryngology, Boston Children’s Hospital; Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave, LO-367, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

    Reza Rahbar MD

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Reza Rahbar

  2. Harvard Medica School, Dana-Farber/Boston Childrens Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo

  3. Department of Plastic Surgery, Harvard Medical School Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    John G. Meara

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Edward R. Smith

  5. Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Antonio R. Perez-Atayde

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Watters, K., Rahbar, R. (2014). Rhabdomyoma. In: Rahbar, R., Rodriguez-Galindo, C., Meara, J., Smith, E., Perez-Atayde, A. (eds) Pediatric Head and Neck Tumors. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8755-5_38

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