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Research Article: Fetal-Type Rhabdomyoma of the Cheek: A Conservative Management

Date Published: 2023-11-16

Abstract:
Extracardiac rhabdomyomas are rare benign mesenchymal tumors diagnosed upon radiological and hystologic investigations and the treatment of choice is surgical exertion. There aren’t any similar cases managed conservatively reported in literature as in our case, to the best of our knowledge. We present a rare case of fetal cheek rhabdomyoma diagnosed in a healthy 2 months-old boy, with asymptomatic mass over the left masseter. The lesion could not be removed, due to the size and dimensions and the young age of the patient. However, the lesion did not show signs of spreading or progression over a 36 months follow-up. Fetal rhabdomyoma is a benign tumor, often located in the head and neck district, where surgery, especially in very young children, is associated with a high risk of complications and long-term sequelae. Our case report demonstrates the possibility to manage these lesions conservatively in the first years of life with close sonographic and clinical follow-up.

Introduction:
Rhabdomyomas are rare benign tumors arising from the striated muscle and cardiac rhabdomyomas account for the most common type. The extracardiac rhabdomyomas account for less than 2% of all neoplasm showing striated muscle differentiation and 70 to 90% of all extracardiac rhabdomyomas occur in the head and neck area [1,2]. Those are further classified into adult type, genital type, and fetal type. The fetal type is the least common and generally occurs in male infants less than 3 years of age [1]. Fetal…

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