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KMID : 0361020100530110719
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2010 Volume.53 No. 11 p.719 ~ p.722
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A Case of Rhabdomyosarcoma in Pharynx
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Jang Eum-Seok
Lee Ju-Sang
Seo Jin-Won
Park Bum-Jung
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Abstract
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Rhabdomyosarcoma is a highly aggressive malignant tumor with an incidence of 1/500,000 children per year. It originates from mesenchymal cell to invade soft tissue, developing into a highly aggressive malignant tumor. Rhabdomyosarcoma consists of the following four pathologic groups-embryonal, botryoid, alveolar, and pleomorphic type. While head and neck is the most common site of the embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, the pharynx is rarely reported as a primary site of rhabdomyosarcoma. Recently, the 5-year survival rate of rhabdomyosarcoma has been greatly increased by combining therapy with radical surgery, although it still has poor prognosis. We present a case of rhabdomyosarcoma in the pharynx.
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KEYWORD
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Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal, Pharynx
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