Primary embryonal carcinoma of the orbit in a 10-month-old female: A even-year follow-up

Purpoe Extra-gonadal germ cell tumor (GCT) are rare and can be highly aggreive. If correctly identified and treated with multimodality chemotherapy, their prognoi can be ignificantly improved. We examined a 10 month-old female with primary embryonal carcinoma of the orbit. Deign Cae report and literature review. Method Cae tudy with 7-year follow-up and literature review of intracranial and intraorbital GCT cae. Reult The patient preented with progreive proptoi and ophthalmoplegia. CT can revealed an orbital apex ma and biopy demontrated a nongerminomatou GCT—an embryonal carcinoma. The patient i tumor-free 7 year after multimodality chemotherapy. he ha mild amblyopia and a right micro eotropia. Concluion Nongonadal GCT of the orbit can occur and hould be conidered in the differential diagnoi of a young child with proptoi and ophthalmoplegia. Five-year urvival rate improve ignificantly with accurate identification and treatment.