Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine (Jan 2014)

Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma of Upper Lid in 15-Year-Old Patient

  • Mohammad Sharifi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/157053
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014

Abstract

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Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common childhood primary malignant tumor of orbit. Most of patients present between the ages of 7 and 8 years. Pure eyelid rhabdomyosarcoma is a very rare tumor with only a few reported cases in the literature. We introduce a pure embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of upper lid in 15-year-old patient and demonstrate successful management of it.