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World J Clin Cases. Dec 16, 2017; 5(12): 440-445
Published online Dec 16, 2017. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v5.i12.440
Published online Dec 16, 2017. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v5.i12.440
Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in the maxillary sinus with orbital involvement in a pediatric patient: Case report
Ana Carolina Rodrigues de Melo, Tácio Candeia Lyra, Isabella Lima Arrais Ribeiro, Ricardo Dias de Castro, Ana Maria Gondim Valença, Department of Clinical and Social Dentistry, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, Brazil
Alexandre Rolim da Paz, Department of Pathology, Hospital Napoleão Laureano, João Pessoa 58015-170, Brazil
Paulo Rogério Ferreti Bonan, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, Brazil
Author contributions: Valença AMG, Bonan PRF and de Castro RD designed the report; da Paz AR performed the histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses; de Melo ACR and Ribeiro ILA collected the patient’s clinical data; de Melo ACR, Lyra TC and Ribeiro ILA wrote the paper.
Institutional review board statement: This case report was exempt from the Institutional Review Board standards at University Federal of Paraíba.
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Correspondence to: Ricardo Dias de Castro, Adjunct Professor, Department of Clinical and Social Dentistry, Federal University of Paraíba, Av. Cidade Universitária, s/n - Castelo Branco III, João Pessoa 58051-900, Brazil. rcastro@ccs.ufpb.br
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Received: July 10, 2017
Peer-review started: July 20, 2017
First decision: September 4, 2017
Revised: September 29, 2017
Accepted: October 29, 2017
Article in press: October 29, 2017
Published online: December 16, 2017
Peer-review started: July 20, 2017
First decision: September 4, 2017
Revised: September 29, 2017
Accepted: October 29, 2017
Article in press: October 29, 2017
Published online: December 16, 2017
Core Tip
Core tip: This case report is important because it describes the diagnosis trajectory of a rhabdomyosarcoma located in an uncommon region, presenting the steps of the exams performed and their results. The knowledge must be realized with the intention of improving the diagnosis and the clinical conduct, giving greater survival rate and better quality of life to the patient. The early diagnosis was very important in this case, due to the imaging and histopathological exams in question with the association of experienced pathologists.