Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the ethmoid sinus

A case of the alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma originating in the left ethmoid sinus was reported. Despite treatment by radical excision of the tumor, irradiation and chemotherapy, the patient died of generalized metastases of the tumor six months after surgery; however, no local recurrence of the tumor was found at an autopsy. The tumor was further studied by light and electron microscopic procedures.