AURICULAR EMBRYONAL RHABDOMYOSARCOMA

Rhabdomyosarcoma is an uncommon tumour that may present at a wide vari ety of different sites. We report a 4-year-old girl who developed an e mbryonal rhabdomyosarcoma arising in the left pinna which was clinical ly indistinguishable from a lymphangioma. The case illustrates that th is neoplasm can be easily misdiagnosed because of its variable morphol ogy. Early recognition is important as successful treatment is now pos sible with a combination of chemotherapy, surgery and/or radiotherapy.