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Pediatric soft tissue tumors of head and neck – An update and review

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Review Article

Author Details : Shruti Nayak, Amith Adyanthaya, Soniya Adyanthaya*, Amarnath Shenoy, M Venkatesan

Volume : 5, Issue : 4, Year : 2020

Article Page : 266-273

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.achr.2020.059

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Abstract

Pediatric malignancies especially sarcomas are the most common and predominant cause of mortality in children. Such ongoing efforts are crucial to better understand the etiology of childhood cancers, get better the survival rate for malignancies with a poor prognosis, and maximize the quality of life for survivors. In this review article we authors aim to discuss relatively common benign and malignant connective tissue tumors (soft tissue tumor), focusing on current management strategies and new developments, as they relate to the role of the otolaryngologist– head and neck surgeon. Other rarer paediatric head and neck tumors beyond the scope of this review.

Keywords: Pediatric, Sarcoma, Soft tissue, Tumor.

How to cite : Nayak S, Adyanthaya A, Adyanthaya S, Shenoy A, Venkatesan M, Pediatric soft tissue tumors of head and neck – An update and review. IP Arch Cytol Histopathol Res 2020;5(4):266-273

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