Abstract

We report a case of embryonal orbital rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) in a five year old boy. Immuno-histochemistry of incisional specimen confirmed diagnosis. Eight cycles of chemotherapy along with radiotherapy resulted in over 50% reduction in size of the mass. However, increase in size was noted subsequent to completion of therapy and exenteration was deemed prudent. Margins of the excised specimen were free from tumor cells, but after five months, the patient developed multiple metastases, including skeletal muscle involvement, and died nine months after exenteration, despite repeat chemotherapy along with radiotherapy. Orbital RMS with metastasis to skeletal muscle is a rare entity.

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Publication details

DOI
10.4103/0974-620x.64235
Journal
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 3(2), 91-93
Publisher
Medknow Publications
Open access
Gold open access

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APA 7

Das, J. K., Tiwary, B. K., Paul, S. B., Bhattacharjee, H., Cida, B., & Das, D. (2010). Primary orbital rhabdomyosarcoma with skeletal muscle metastasis. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 3(2), 91-93. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.64235

MLA 9

Das, Jayanta K, et al. "Primary orbital rhabdomyosarcoma with skeletal muscle metastasis." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 3, no. 2, 2010, pp. 91-93. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.64235.

Chicago (author–date)

Das, Jayanta K, B K Tiwary, S B Paul, Harsha Bhattacharjee, Bhuyan Cida, and Dipankar Das. 2010. "Primary orbital rhabdomyosarcoma with skeletal muscle metastasis." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 3 (2): 91-93. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.64235.

Harvard

Das, J. K., Tiwary, B. K., Paul, S. B., Bhattacharjee, H., Cida, B. and Das, D. (2010) 'Primary orbital rhabdomyosarcoma with skeletal muscle metastasis', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 3(2), pp. 91-93. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.64235.

Vancouver

Das JK, Tiwary BK, Paul SB, Bhattacharjee H, Cida B, Das D. Primary orbital rhabdomyosarcoma with skeletal muscle metastasis. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2010;3(2):91-93. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.64235

IEEE

J. K. Das, B. K. Tiwary, S. B. Paul, H. Bhattacharjee, B. Cida, and D. Das, "Primary orbital rhabdomyosarcoma with skeletal muscle metastasis," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 91-93, 2010, doi: 10.4103/0974-620x.64235.