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Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma presenting as a peritonsillar abscess

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

M. Sarwar Khan ,
H. Ruttens  and
J. D. Blanshard
M. Sarwar Khan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK
H. Ruttens
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK
J. D. Blanshard
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK
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Abstract

A rhabdomyosarcoma of the head and neck region is a rare childhood neoplasm often presenting with vague symptoms that can easily mimic other diseases. We present an unusual case of an alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the soft palate in a three-year-old child, that presented as a peritonsillar abscess.

Keywords

RhabdomyosarcomaTonsilAbscess
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 12 , December 2001 , pp. 1018 - 1020
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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