260 - Diagnosis of Rhabdomyosarcoma in a Pediatric Dental Patient

Friday, May 27, 2022

2:20 PM – 2:35 PM PT

Location: Sails Pavilion

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Presenting Author(s)

Matthew T. Raso, DDS

Pediatric Dental Resident
Geisinger Medical Center
Geisinger Medical Center
DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, United States

Co-Author(s)

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Kareem Rabaa, DDS

Geisinger Medical Center
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Lauren C. Yap, DMD, MPH

Pediatric Dental Resident, PGY-2
Geisinger Medical Center
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States
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Ahmed Mohamed, DDS

Pediatric Dentistry

Research Mentor(s)

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Gayatri Malik, DMD, PhD

Associate Program Director
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

Program Director(s)

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Natalie Stinton, DMD

Program Director
Geisinger Medical Center, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common type of soft tissue cancer in children( 1).The following case report details a ten year old female patient who presents to the emergency department at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania for right sided facial swelling. Pediatric Dentistry was called for consultation and clinical evaluation revealed an eruption cyst approximating #6, and facial swelling tender to palpation in the parotid/ submandibular region. All teeth were negative to percussion and palpation. No odontogenic origin was found for facial swelling. Pediatric Dentistry recommended an otolaryngology and oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) evaluation, due to differential diagnosis of mumps parotitis or other ear nose and throat (ENT) pathology. The OMFS team recommended a computer tomography scan with contrast, showing a need for biopsy. The patient was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma. The reports focuses on the management and diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma.

References:

Cancer Resources from OncoLink | Treatment, R. (n.d.). All about rhabdomyosarcoma. OncoLink. Retrieved December 27, 2021, from https://www.oncolink.org/cancers/pediatric/information/sarcomas-rhabdomyosarcoma/all-about-rhabdomyosarcoma