[Embryonary rhabdomyosarcoma of the middle ear. Apropos of a case]

The subject presented for its rarity is a case of rhabdomyosarcoma embryonal ear in girl patient 6 years old. Her clinic first gave a wrong diagnosis of chronic otitis of the middle ear with otorrhea and facial paralysis. A malignant tumour was suspected during the operation. A histopathology study confirmed the diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma. A review of the literature is made and details given of how often it occurs, and incidence, histopathology types, treatment and prognosis.