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RMJ. 2017; 42(2): 267-269


Fetal Rhabdomyoma or Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma? Study of a Peculiar Case

Syarifah Nafisah Al-yahya, Nazli Zainuddin, Sakina Mohd Saad, Fadzilah Ismail, Mohd Razif Mohamad Yunus.


Abstract
We present a case of a 2 year 10 month old girl who presented with a growth at the left anterior third of the tongue which was gradually increasing in size. The lesion, thought to be a tongue granuloma was excised and turned out to be fetal rhabdomyoma. Another mass grew at the same site 2 months after the excision is done and site has healed. Excision of this recurrent lesion proved to be alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Only one case of rhabdomyoma recurrence as rhabdomyosarcoma has been reported

Key words: Tongue neoplasm, rhabdomyoma, rhabdomosarcoma


 
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Al-yahya SN, Zainuddin N, Saad SM, Ismail F, Yunus MRM. Fetal Rhabdomyoma or Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma? Study of a Peculiar Case. RMJ. 2017; 42(2): 267-269.


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Al-yahya SN, Zainuddin N, Saad SM, Ismail F, Yunus MRM. Fetal Rhabdomyoma or Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma? Study of a Peculiar Case. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=233197 [Access: June 27, 2026].


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Al-yahya SN, Zainuddin N, Saad SM, Ismail F, Yunus MRM. Fetal Rhabdomyoma or Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma? Study of a Peculiar Case. RMJ. 2017; 42(2): 267-269.



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Al-yahya SN, Zainuddin N, Saad SM, Ismail F, Yunus MRM. Fetal Rhabdomyoma or Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma? Study of a Peculiar Case. RMJ. (2017), [cited June 27, 2026]; 42(2): 267-269.



Harvard Style

Al-yahya, S. N., Zainuddin, . N., Saad, . S. M., Ismail, . F. & Yunus, . M. R. M. (2017) Fetal Rhabdomyoma or Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma? Study of a Peculiar Case. RMJ, 42 (2), 267-269.



Turabian Style

Al-yahya, Syarifah Nafisah, Nazli Zainuddin, Sakina Mohd Saad, Fadzilah Ismail, and Mohd Razif Mohamad Yunus. 2017. Fetal Rhabdomyoma or Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma? Study of a Peculiar Case. Rawal Medical Journal, 42 (2), 267-269.



Chicago Style

Al-yahya, Syarifah Nafisah, Nazli Zainuddin, Sakina Mohd Saad, Fadzilah Ismail, and Mohd Razif Mohamad Yunus. "Fetal Rhabdomyoma or Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma? Study of a Peculiar Case." Rawal Medical Journal 42 (2017), 267-269.



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Al-yahya, Syarifah Nafisah, Nazli Zainuddin, Sakina Mohd Saad, Fadzilah Ismail, and Mohd Razif Mohamad Yunus. "Fetal Rhabdomyoma or Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma? Study of a Peculiar Case." Rawal Medical Journal 42.2 (2017), 267-269. Print.



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Al-yahya, S. N., Zainuddin, . N., Saad, . S. M., Ismail, . F. & Yunus, . M. R. M. (2017) Fetal Rhabdomyoma or Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma? Study of a Peculiar Case. Rawal Medical Journal, 42 (2), 267-269.