Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (Feb 2022)

An infrequent case of adult nasopharynx rhabdomyosarcoma with bony involvement: a case report

  • Tabe Rasool ,
  • Salma Salman ,
  • Faiza Ghuman ,
  • Afshan Siddiqui ,
  • Salman Niaz Ahmed ,
  • Maria Akhtar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.984
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 72, no. 3

Abstract

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Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare and highly aggressive malignancy arising from the striated skeletal muscle fibre. It is commonly a childhood tumour and rarely seen in adults. The most predominant part commonly involved is head and neck. We are reporting a rare case of a 54 year old adult male with Rhabdomyosarcoma of nasopharynx with a non specific presentation of weight loss for past four months, fever, a perianal abscess and backache since 10 days. Continue