Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a malignant, soft tissue neoplasm consisting of cells derived from the primitive mesenchyme that exhibit a profound tendency to myogenesis. Historically, the spindle cell and sclerosing variants were subcategorized under embryonal type RMS. Spindle cell/sclerosing RMS (S-ScRMS) was recently recognized in 2013 by the World Health Organization as a stand-alone entity. Current data support that certain S-ScRMS cases have a more aggressive clinical course with a reduction of long-term survival, and those found in the head and neck region often exhibit extensive local recurrence. Here, we highlight an aggressive clinical course of S-ScRMS by presenting a case of a 7-year-old male child who presented with complaints of swelling in left cheek since 15 to 20 days. It was associated with pain. He was diagnosed as S-ScRMS and received chemotherapy but the disease was aggressive and progressed on chemotherapy. He received radiation but still the disease was inoperable, hence was kept on supportive care.
Keywords rhabdomyosarcoma - oral cavity - spindle cell - soft tissue neoplasm - tomotherapy© 2024. MedIntel Services Pvt Ltd. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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