Author/Authors :
Ye, Hehua Department of Ophthalmology - Eye & ENT Hospital - Fudan University - Shanghai, P. R. China , Ye, Huijing State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology - Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center - Sun Yat-sen University - Guangzhou, P. R. China , Ding, Yungang State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology - Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center - Sun Yat-sen University - Guangzhou, P. R. China , Du, Yi State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology - Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center - Sun Yat-sen University - Guangzhou, P. R. China , Yang, Huasheng State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology - Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center - Sun Yat-sen University - Guangzhou, P. R. China
Abstract :
Purpose: To report the outcome of a case of primary conjunctival rhabdomyosarcoma treated by
surgical excision combined with chemotherapy
Case report: A 4-year-old boy presented with a visible recurrence of conjunctival mass in the left
eye. The orbital magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed the lesion was confined to the
conjunctiva without orbital infiltration. Histology and immunophenotype were consistent with an
embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. A surgical excision was performed followed by intensive
chemotherapy. The patient remains clinically tumor-free during 4 years of follow-up, with 20/20 vision
in both eyes and no treatment complications.
Conclusion: The treatment by surgical excision combined with chemotherapy was justified in this
case of primary rhabdomyosarcoma, which eliminated the potential complications of radiotherapy.
Keywords :
Surgery Chemotherapy , Pediatrics , Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma , Conjunctival Tumor
