Primary Conjunctival Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in an 8-Year-Old Girl.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare paediatric cancer, with the head and neck region representing a major anatomical site for rhabdomyosarcoma. In particular, orbital rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common region among children. However, rhabdomyosarcoma originating from the conjunctiva in paediatric population is a rare disease, and this knowledge is essential in order to ensure prompt treatment and early intervention.

Case presentation

We discuss a rare case of primary conjunctival rhabdomyosarcoma in an 8-year-old Caucasian girl. She presented to a paediatric ophthalmology clinic with a 5-day history of a rapidly growing conjunctival lesion in the superior fornix of the right eye. An urgent excisional biopsy was performed which yielded a large 30-mm multilobulated, vascu

SUBMITTER: Bakhtiary S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10978040 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature