Rhabdomyosarcoma of the trachea

A 12-year-old girl was admitted on two occasions to our department because of severe dyspnoea, necessitating emergency tracheostomy. On the second admission, a lateral neck X-ray demonstrated a globular tumour which was found to be an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. The patient received post-operative radiation therapy followed by two years of continued chemotherapy. She is now five years post diagnosis and requiring no further therapy for about three years and her condition remains in remission.