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Adult rhabdomyomas of the head and neck are uncommon benign skeletal muscle tumors. Only a few cases occurring in the pharyngeal wall have been described in the world literature. We present a case of recurrent bilateral rhabdomyomas in the pharynx and discuss the clinicopathological features of this lesion, comparing it to those of other neoplasms from which it must be differentiated. To our knowledge, bilaterality of this type of lesion has not been described previously. Although adult rhabdomyomas have a distinct histology, they often are mistaken for a variety of other lesions, particularly granular cell tumor.
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Received: 20 July 1998 / Accepted: 4 March 1999
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Vermeersch, H., van Vugt, P., Lemmerling, M. et al. Bilateral recurrent adult rhabdomyomas of the pharyngeal wall. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 257, 24–26 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00007507
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00007507