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Bhalla A, Stewart S. An Unusually-Large Adult Rhabdomyoma of the Larynx in an Elderly Female: A Rare Case of Airway Obstruction and Diagnostic Challenges. EAR, NOSE & THROAT JOURNAL 2025:1455613251344025. [PMID: 40405865 DOI: 10.1177/01455613251344025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2025] Open
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Adult rhabdomyoma is a rare benign tumor of striated muscle origin, predominantly occurring in the head and neck region of middle-aged males. Herein, we present a unique case of a 78 year-old woman with a 7.3 × 3.8 × 5.4 cm supraglottic rhabdomyoma causing progressive dysphagia, dysphonia, and life-threatening airway obstruction over 5 to 7 years. Despite its benign histology, the tumor's size and location necessitated emergent airway stabilization and partial resection. This report highlights the tumor's atypical presentation in an elderly female, its unprecedented dimensions, and the clinical challenges of managing large, obstructive benign neoplasms.
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- Ambuj Bhalla
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, USA
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Arega G, Mohamedsaid A, Fikad G, Nigusie M, Nigusie T, Zeray A, Omer F, Abraham Y, Tsega A, Damie A, Hailemariam TM, Asefa M. Histologically confirmed pediatric extracardiac rhabdomyoma: case series. Discov Oncol 2025; 16:17. [PMID: 39775349 PMCID: PMC11707108 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-025-01741-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/01/2025] [Indexed: 01/11/2025] Open
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Rhabdomyoma is a rare benign tumor of striated muscle, which can be either cardiac or extracardiac. Extracardiac rhabdomyomas can occur throughout the body, though the fetal and adult subtypes are most commonly found in the head and neck region.We present three pediatric cases of extracardiac rhabdomyoma, fetal subtype, detailing their clinical presentations, computed tomography imaging, and tissue biopsy findings. Given the very rare occurrence of extracardiac rhabdomyoma and its relatively benign nature, histological diagnosis is crucial. In all three cases reported here, a diagnosis of extracardiac rhabdomyoma was confirmed, and treatment with local excision resulted in favorable outcomes.
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- Gashaw Arega
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Surgery, Pediatric Surgery Unit, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, St. Paul Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pathology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pathology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pathology, St. Paul Millennium Medical College and ONCO Pathology Diagnostic Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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The enigmatic thymic myoid cells – their 130 years of history, embryonic origin, function and clinical significance. Biologia (Bratisl) 2019. [DOI: 10.2478/s11756-019-00214-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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den Bakker MA, Marx A, Mukai K, Ströbel P. Mesenchymal tumours of the mediastinum--part II. Virchows Arch 2015; 467:501-17. [PMID: 26358060 PMCID: PMC4656710 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-015-1832-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This is the second part of a two-part review on soft tissue tumours which may be encountered in the mediastinum. This review is based on the 2013 WHO classification of soft tissue tumours and the 2015 WHO classification of tumours of the lung, pleura, thymus and heart and provides an updated overview of mesenchymal tumours that have been reported in the mediastinum.
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- Michael A den Bakker
- Department of Pathology, Maasstad Ziekenhuis, PO Box 9100, 3007, AC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Mediastinal extracardiac fetal rhabdomyoma; case report. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY CASE REPORTS 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2014.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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