A Case of Orbital Rhabdomyosarcoma.
- Author:
Moo Hyun KIM
1
;
Yoon Chul SHIN
;
Joon Sup OH
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Presbyterian Medical Center, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Exophthalmos;
Humans;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Orbit*;
Recurrence;
Rhabdomyosarcoma*;
Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1976;17(2):206-210
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors experienced a case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. The patient was 13 years old bov who had exophthalmos, ocular deviation to upper direction and visual disturbance of his left eye. We excised the exposed mass of tumor by exploration of the orbit and postoperative irradiation with Cobalt-60 was followed. There were no signs of recurrence of the tumor or metastasis to the other part of body until now, 7 months after surgery. We had a study of the histopathologic findings for a case of rhabdomyosarcoma with a brief review of relating literature.
