External Ear Alveolar Subtype Rhabdomyosarcoma : A Rare Case Report

External ear canal (EAC) childhood rhabdomyosarcoma is rare and aggressive due to their potential intracranial spread and meningeal involvement. Given its nonspecific presentation such as bloody otorrhoea,otalgia and aural polyps,it is commonly misdiagnosed as chronic otitis media ,thereby delaying...

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Main Authors: Wilfred, Rebecca, Saad, Sazafi, Tang, Ing Ping
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gazi Universitesi 2022
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38617/1/External%20Ear%20-%20Copy.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38617/
https://medicaljournal.gazi.edu.tr/index.php/GMJ/article/view/3296
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Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Language: English
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Summary:External ear canal (EAC) childhood rhabdomyosarcoma is rare and aggressive due to their potential intracranial spread and meningeal involvement. Given its nonspecific presentation such as bloody otorrhoea,otalgia and aural polyps,it is commonly misdiagnosed as chronic otitis media ,thereby delaying diagnosis. Here we report a rare occurrence of EAC alveolar subtype rhabdomyosarcoma in a 7-year-old boy.