Description

Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma constitutes approximately 1% of all paediatric tumours. Primary alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of lip is a very rare pathological entity.1 Here is presented a case of primary alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of upper lip treated with palliative external radiation therapy followed by combination chemotherapy.

A 5-year-old girl presented with painful swelling of upper lip of 3 months duration, which progressed rapidly. There was no history of other swelling. There was no history of any …