TY - JOUR
T1 - Orbital rhabdomyosarcomas: A review
AU - Jurdy, Lama
AU - Merks, Johanus H. M.
AU - Pieters, Bradly R.
AU - Mourits, Maarten P.
AU - Kloos, Roel J. H. M.
AU - Strackee, Simone D.
AU - Saeed, Peerooz
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a highly malignant tumor and is one of the few life-threatening diseases that present first to the ophthalmologist. It is the most common soft-tissue sarcoma of the head and neck in childhood with 10% of all cases occurring in the orbit. RMS has been reported from birth to the seventh decade, with the majority of cases presenting in early childhood. Survival has changed drastically over the years, from 30% in the 1960's to 90% presently, with the advent of new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. The purpose of this review is to provide a general overview of primary orbital RMS derived from a literature search of material published over the last 10 years, as well as to present two representative cases of patients that have been managed at our institute
AB - Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a highly malignant tumor and is one of the few life-threatening diseases that present first to the ophthalmologist. It is the most common soft-tissue sarcoma of the head and neck in childhood with 10% of all cases occurring in the orbit. RMS has been reported from birth to the seventh decade, with the majority of cases presenting in early childhood. Survival has changed drastically over the years, from 30% in the 1960's to 90% presently, with the advent of new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. The purpose of this review is to provide a general overview of primary orbital RMS derived from a literature search of material published over the last 10 years, as well as to present two representative cases of patients that have been managed at our institute
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24227982
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjopt.2013.06.004
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjopt.2013.06.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 24227982
SN - 1319-4534
VL - 27
SP - 167
EP - 175
JO - Saudi journal of ophthalmology
JF - Saudi journal of ophthalmology
IS - 3
ER -