Goldberg Monica J
Monica J. Goldberg practices otolaryngology at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City, N.Y., and is a graduate of the Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital PA program. The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
JAAPA. 2016 Aug;29(8):1-3. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000488698.19165.23.
Rhabdomyosarcoma is one of the most common soft-tissue sarcomas in children. Prompt diagnosis and treatment significantly improve survival; however, misdiagnosis is common because of this aggressive temporal bone lesion's similarity to more common benign diseases. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for rhabdomyosarcoma in patients with a presumed otologic infection not responsive to medical therapy.