A laryngopharyngeal rhabdomyoma was diagnosed in a four-year-old dog with clinical signs of upper respiratory obstruction. In people, rhabdomyomas have a predilection for the head and neck area. Features of this tumor were compared with an oncocytoma with which it may be confused.
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