Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a rare soft tissue sarcoma. The already documented data regarding RMS state that it is more prevalent in males than females and also that its occurrence is more in Caucasians than Asians. The current incidence of RMS is 4.5 cases/million, and thus, it is a very rare cancer. The undifferentiated type is the most aggressive one with a rare presentation in the retroperitoneum. Overall, this case emphasizes that consideration should be given to wide range of diagnosis and that frozen section is the gold standard for a confirmatory diagnosis, as the first biopsy showed benign cells within the tumor. The emphasis on the interventions related to imaging to prevent the chance of aggravated presentation in the terminal stage of somatic comorbidities like loss of power. Radical excision of the mass along with normal iliopsoas tendon was done and referred to a cancer specialty center for further chemotherapy. To the best of my knowledge, this is the only case of RMS of the iliopsoas.
<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> A prospective study to observe the prevalence of deficiency of vitamin D and calcium in out patients of otolaryngology clinic at R.C.S.M Government medical college, Kolhapur, India. The patients attending outpatient of otolaryngology clinic with various complaints and not responding to conventional treatment were advised for assessment of vitamin D [25 (OH)D] level in blood.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> The age, sex, occupation, chief complaints, obesity and provisional diagnosis was noted in all cases. A total of 86 patients were examined, maximum patients were in the age group of 7-15 years. The chief complaints in majority of the patients were sore throat with recurrent upper respiratory tract infection. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Only three patient’s vitamin D levels were found to be within normal limits. In rest 83 (96.51%) it was either deficient 57 (66.28%) or insufficient 21 (24.42%).</p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The incidence of vitamin D deficiency is extremely common in ear, nose and throat disease (ENT) patients. The results of vitamin supplementation were promising in cases of pharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) with asthma, post operation of chronic suppurative otitis media, empirical supplementation of vitamin D in all ENT patients not responding to conventional treatment is worth trying.
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