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Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Nasal Cavity in an Adult : A Case Report

성인의 비강에서 발생한 배아횡문근육종: 증례 보고

  • Kang, Min-Seok (Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Hak-Jin (Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, College of Medicine, Pusan National University)
  • 강민석 (부산대학교병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 김학진 (부산대학교병원 영상의학과)
  • Published : 2009.06.30
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Abstract

Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the head and neck is very rare in adults. We report a case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in the nasal cavity, occuring in a 24-year-old male patient presenting with left nasal obstruction, ipsilateral eye and cheek pain and multiple neck nodules. Rhabdomyosarcoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of poorly defined soft tissue mass of the nasal cavity not only in children, but also in adults.

성인에서 두경부에 발생하는 배아횡문근육종은 매우 드물다. 저자들은 좌측 비폐색, 동측 안구 및 협부통증과 다발성 경부결절을 주소로 내원한 24세 남자환자에서 발견된 비강내의 배아횡문근육종 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고한다. 횡문근육종은 소아에서뿐 만 아니라 성인에서도 비강 내 종양의 감별진단에 포함되어야 한다.

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