OBJECTIVE: This report describes an exceedingly rare case of adult embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma arising in the head and neck, which was initially diagnosed as a primary unknown cancer. METHOD: The patient underwent a radical neck dissection with the total excision of the tumor, which was diagnosed as embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. RESULT: The patient received intensive adjuvant chemotherapy, and is still alive with no signs of recurrence or metastasis. CONCLUSION: This case report demonstrates not only the rarity of this neoplasm but the importance of the differential diagnosis for planning the therapeutic strategy.
OBJECTIVE: This report describes an exceedingly rare case of adult embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma arising in the head and neck, which was initially diagnosed as a primary unknown cancer. METHOD: The patient underwent a radical neck dissection with the total excision of the tumor, which was diagnosed as embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. RESULT: The patient received intensive adjuvant chemotherapy, and is still alive with no signs of recurrence or metastasis. CONCLUSION: This case report demonstrates not only the rarity of this neoplasm but the importance of the differential diagnosis for planning the therapeutic strategy.