Childhood Laryngeal Rhabdomyosarcoma Causing Acute Airway Obstruction

Lénárd, László; Révész, Péter

doi:10.1177/0194599811403079

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“…According to Yamate et al (2011), as in humans, the incidence of laryngeal and pharyngeal cancers is low in dogs (Chen et al, 2009). This fact makes it difficult to standardize factors such as the incidence, etiology, biological behavior, gender and breed predisposition, therapeutic options and prognosis of affected patients, and impairs the comparison between cases (Lujber and Révész, 2011). According to Caserto (2013), the low prevalence of rhabdomyosarcoma described in the literature can be attributed to diagnostic failures and to an unfavorable prognosis due to rapid neoplastic staging.…”

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Laryngeal Rhabdomyosarcoma in a dog: case report

Dias

Cintra

Calazans

et al. 2018

Arq. Bras. Med. Vet. Zootec.

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The larynx is part of the upper respiratory tract and is responsible for phonation. It allows air to pass between the pharynx and the trachea, but prevents food from entering the airways. Laryngeal neoplasms, including rhabdomyosarcomas, are uncommon in dogs. However, these tumors can trigger numerous progressive clinical signs related to respiratory difficulty and altered phonation. The diagnosis of laryngeal cancer should be made based on the history and symptoms of the patient, combined with complementary tests. The treatment of choice is surgical excision, combined or not with chemotherapy. In view of the low incidence of laryngeal cancer, the objective of the present work was to describe a case of laryngeal rhabdomyosarcoma detected during necropsy of an adult dog and diagnosed by histopathology, in addition to raising awareness about the importance of the diagnosis and early therapy for the quality of life and survival of affected patients. The results showed that the location of the tumor impaired its early diagnosis. Although malignant, the animal did not develop metastases as has been described in the literature.

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Laryngeal Rhabdomyosarcoma in a dog: case report

Dias

Cintra

Calazans

et al. 2018

Arq. Bras. Med. Vet. Zootec.

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“…We were interested in the clinical photograph section detailing “Childhood Laryngeal Rhabdomyosarcoma Causing Acute Airway Obstruction.” 1 In the discussion, the authors state, “Life‐threatening childhood laryngeal RMS [rhabdomyosarcoma] causing upper airway obstruction has not yet been reported in the literature.” We recently had an adult case of laryngeal spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma that we treated with a partial laryngectomy ( Figure 1) and adjuvant chemoradiation. In our review of the literature to assist us with the management of this rare entity, we did find a case report of a 13‐year‐old girl admitted to the intensive care unit with respiratory failure due to a subglottic mass occupying 80% of the laryngeal lumen 2 .…”

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