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Aural polyps are a common clinical entity
encountered by otorhinolaryngologist in daily practice. Polyps are
frequently seen in paediatric patients, usually inflammatory in nature.
In children rhabdomyosarcomas (RMS) can mimic all the cinical features
of chronic suppurative otitis media which usually present as external
auditory canal mass or polyp. Here we present a case where a male child
presented with recurrence of polyp in left ear which was finally
diagnosed as embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma which is a rare and invariably
fatal disease in children. Through this article we intend to highlight
the failures and delay committed in attaining diagnosis in this patient
in spite of multispecialty evaluation involving repeated imaging and
histopathological correlation. Our experience with embryonal
rhabdomyosarcoma throws light on the high vigilance required in handling
the aural polyps in pediatric population as early diagnosis and
treatment are the key elements for successful outcomes.
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Attakkil, A. , Thorawade, V. , Jagade, M. , Kar, R. ,
Rohe, D. , Hanowate, R. , Rangaraja, D. and Parelkar, K. (2015) Our
Experience with Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma Presenting as Aural Polyp. International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 4, 1-5. doi: 10.4236/ijohns.2015.41001.
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