TY - JOUR JO - Journal of Stomatology SN - 0011-4553 VL - 68 IS - 5 PY - 2015 ID - Omakobia2015 TI - Sclerosing Rhabdomyosarcoma of the buccal mucosa: a cautionary tale AB - Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a malignant soft tissue tumour of skeletal muscle origin with a predilection for head and neck sites, including the oral cavity. Whilst RMS is the commonest soft tissue sarcoma in children, it is rare in adults, accounting for <1% of all malignancies. Three main histologic subtypes of RMS are recognised; namely embryonal, alveolar and pleiomorphic. There appears to be a newly emerging sclerosing variant which does not fit into the current classification. Here, we report an additional case of sclerosing RMS of the buccal mucosa in a 21 year old female. We place particular emphasis on the difficulties in diagnosis of RMS affecting the oral cavity; since many cases are initially misdiagnosed as infection of dental origin. This case not only serves as a useful reminder to clinicians not to forget this important diagnosis, but also contributes to the growing body of evidence supporting a new sclerosing variant of RMS. AU - Omakobia, Eugene AU - Berridge, Natasha AU - Liew, Colin AU - Morley, Simon SP - 610 EP - 614 DA - 2015 DO - 10.5604/01.3001.0008.3243 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0008.3243 ER -