Rare case of parotid rhabdomyosarcoma

Sarcomas comprise only 0.6% of all cancers throughout the body and account for only 1.5% of all salivary gland tumors. The existence of these tumors has been debatable with some investigators stating that such lesions represent extensions of soft tissue sarcomas into the gland. In young patients, these tumors occur more often than the more common parenchymal tumors or the conventional soft tissue sarcomas. We are hereby presenting a case of a 5 year old male child presenting with a large parotid mass which was diagnosed as parotid rhabdomyosarcoma.

Case series – Slipped capital femoral epiphysis in three members of same family as an unusual presentation.

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is a disorder of the hip that affects children in late childhood and early adolescence, characterized by medial and posterior displacement of the proximal femoral epiphysis on the metaphysis. Although the diagnosis and treatment of slipped capital femoral epiphysis have been well described, the search for its cause and a method of early identification continues. We have reported here an interesting case of a bilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis as an unusual presentation in one family -father and two siblings, had no record of any hormonal imbalances or endocrine abnormalities; had good nutrition; and presented with atypical characteristics of slipped capital femoral epiphysis. epiphysis have been well described, the search for its cause and a method of early identification continues. We have reported here an interesting case of a bilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis as an unusual presentation in one family-father and two siblings, had no record of any hormonal imbalances or endocrine abnormalities; had good nutrition; and presented with atypical characteristics of slipped capital femoral epiphysis.