Rhabdomyoma of the Parapharyngeal Space – A Case Report

• Authors: Olga Sieniawska-Buccella , Ewa Osuch-Wójcikiewicz , Karolina Kazimierska , Monika Kukawska , Anna Rzepakowska , Kazimierz Niemczyk

Abstracts

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Introduction: Rhabdomyomas (RM) are rare benign mesenchymal tumors. They are a much more uncommon entity than their malignant counterparts, rhabdomyosarcomas. Rhabdomyomas fall into two general categories: cardiac tumors and extracardiac tumors. Extracardiac myomas are among the rarest tumors in humans and can be classified as fetal and adult, depending on the degree of differentiation of individual tumors by light microscopy. Adult extracardiac myoma is most commonly characterized by the occurrence in the head and neck, and mainly in the laryngeal and pharyngeal area. Case report: This article presents a case of rhabdomyoma of the parapharyngeal space with a review of world literature.

Keywords

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benign mesenchymal tumor; dysphagia; parapharyngeal space; rhabdomyoma

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polski Przegląd Otorynolaryngologiczny
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 9(2)
• Pages: 54-57

Dates

published

2020-03-24

Contributors

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Olga Sieniawska-Buccella

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Ewa Osuch-Wójcikiewicz

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Karolina Kazimierska

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Monika Kukawska

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Anna Rzepakowska

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Kazimierz Niemczyk

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0014.0452