Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma of Adult Hypopharynx

Authors

  • Mahmudul Hasan Associate Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka.
  • Abdullah Al Mamun Assistant Registrar, Dept. of Otolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • ABM Mashiur Rahman Chowdhury Senior Consultant, Dept. of Otolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Manash Ranjan Chakraborty Junior Consultant, Dept. of Otolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Prof Shahiduzzaman Professor of ENT, International Medical College
  • Khabiruddin Ahmed Professor & Head, Dept of Otolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka

Keywords:

Rhabdomyosarcoma, Hypopharynx

Abstract

Adult rhabdomyosarcoma in the head & neck is extremely rare & carries a poor prognosis. They should be considered as a distinct clinical entity. The authors report a case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in an adult female in Hypopharynx treated with chemo-radiotherapy & surgical excision., The patient responded to treatment & 7 yrs later she is still alive with no signs of metastatic disease.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jssmc.v1i1.12171

Journal of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Vol.1, No.1, December 2009 p.22-24

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Published

2012-10-14

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Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma of Adult Hypopharynx. (2012). Journal of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, 1(1), 22-24. https://doi.org/10.3329/jssmc.v1i1.12171

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Case Reports

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Copyright ©2015 Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Teachers’ Association.

How to Cite

Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma of Adult Hypopharynx. (2012). Journal of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, 1(1), 22-24. https://doi.org/10.3329/jssmc.v1i1.12171