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Query: UMLS:C0035412 (rhabdomyosarcoma)
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Rhabdomyosarcoma, a common soft tissue sarcoma in children, is rarely reported. The head and neck are the most common sites of occurrence. A case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the nasopharynx is presented. The patient, a five-year-old boy, presented with a two-monthly history of epistaxis. Ear-Nose-Throat examination revealed a mass at the hard palate. Head and neck MRI showed a nasopharyngeal mass with invasion to the skull base, and intracranial extention. Histological examination of the mass revealed embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. A combination chemotherapy and intrathecal medication was administered. This was followed by radiotherapy to the tumor site with 2 cm free margins. A good tumor response was found.
Zhonghua Min Guo Xiao Er Ke Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi
PMID:Nasopharyngeal rhabdomyosarcoma: report of one case. 860 63

A four-year-old boy was admitted due to abdominal distention for two years and jaundice of a few days duration. Abdominal ultrasound and CT scan of the abdomen showed marked dilatation of the common bile duct with two masses noted and a tumor extended to the left hepatic duct. Left hepatic lobectomy with Roux-en-Y right hepaticojejunostomy was performed which was histologically proved to be a embryonal type rhabdomyosarcoma. Chemotherapy was given postoperatively. The patient has had frequent follow-up for two years.
Zhonghua Min Guo Xiao Er Ke Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi
PMID:Biliary tree rhabdomyosarcoma: report of one case. 907 86

Bladder outlet obstruction, either functionally or structurally, could lead to bladder trabeculation, vesicoureteric reflux, hydronephrosis and, eventually, to renal parenchymal damage. If no treatment is given, end-stage renal failure will ensue. The cases of 17 patients of bladder outlet obstruction at National Taiwan University Hospital from 1984 to 1997 were reviewed. Initial presentation, etiology and treatment were discussed. Nine patients were victims of neurogenic bladder and two patients were victims of nonneurogenic neurogenic bladder. Four patients suffered from posterior urethral valve. Ureterocele and urethral rhabdomyosarcoma were noted in one case each. The most common clinical manifestation was urinary tract infection. Ultrasonography, urodynamic study and voiding cystourethrogram were used to delineate the cause and help to decide the appropriate treatment. In conclusion, early detection and prevention of deteriorated renal function are important for children with urinary bladder outlet obstruction.
Zhonghua Min Guo Xiao Er Ke Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi
PMID:Urinary bladder outlet obstruction in children. 992 10