Abstract
We present 3 cases of children who developed recurrent rhabdomyosarcoma with metastases to the orbit and review the medical literature. Eight additional cases have previously been reported. Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma was diagnosed in 7 cases. All 11 patients had stage 3 or 4 tumors at diagnosis, but none had orbital involvement initially. The mechanism of orbital recurrence is hematogenous in nature. Ten of the patients died; 7 of them succumbed with progressive disease within 6 months of the orbital recurrence.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 684-687 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2006 |
Keywords
- Orbit
- Recurrence
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Sarcoma
- Soft tissue sarcoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Hematology
- Oncology