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- Title
Unique manifestation of a multifocal adult rhabdomyoma involving the soft palate—case report and review of literature.
- Authors
Dau, Michael; Kraeft, Stine-Kathrein; Kämmerer, Peer Wolfgang
- Abstract
Extracardiac adult rhabdomyoma is a rare benign tumor, which mainly occurs in the head and neck region and originates from striated muscle tissue. We report a 64-year-old male with simultaneous diagnosis of three adult rhabdomyomas including the soft palate and performed a review the literature on multifocal adult rhabdomyoma (mARM). Including the present case, 27 mARM with a range of 2–7 lesions per patient were collected. Mean age at diagnosis was 65 years with a male (23) to female (4) ratio of 5.75:1. Common localizations were parapharyngeal space (35%), larynx (14%), submandibular (13%), paratracheal region (14%), tongue (10%), floor of mouth (9%), neck (3%) and soft palate (2%). In accordance to this review, this the first case of mARM with involvement of the soft palate.
- Subjects
SOFT palate; LITERATURE reviews; STRIATED muscle; BENIGN tumors; TONGUE
- Publication
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2019, Vol 2019, Issue 4, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2042-8812
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jscr/rjz116