Nasal ala Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma in a pediatric patient. A rare case report

Abstract

Given preferential nasal breathing in the first months of life in the pediatric population, nasal obstruction has more clinical repercussions than it would have in adults, hence the need to give higher priority to its diagnosis and management. One of the main causes of nasal obstruction in children is the presence of nasal masses, which cause considerable diagnostic uncertainty in the medical team, because of their multiple etiologies. In this article, the case of a 10-month-old patient with a rapidly growing mass in the nasal ala is presented. A rhabdomyosarcoma was promptly diagnosed and adequately managed. Rhabdomyosarcoma with an alveolar pattern occurs in an unusual way in this location; for this reason, this case is important in order to include this possibility in the diagnostic algorithm and, as was the case in this patient, reach an early diagnosis and institute adequate treatment resulting in favorable aesthetic and functional results.