Botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma of the tarsal conjunctiva in a 9-year-old boy

Abstract

The objective is to report a rare case about rhabdomyosarconma in PUC Campinas Hospital. This was a retrospective case report. A 9-year-old boy which presented a superior tarsal conjunctival lesion of the left eye which had a rapid growth in days. The patient underwent a biopsy which revealed an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma stage III. The patient was submitted chemotherapy according to the Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study IV protocol and radiotherapy. This is a report discussed about this unusual tumor presentation in the city of Campinas, São Paulo state, Brazil.

Keywords

• conjunctiva rhabdomyosarcoma
• conjunctival tumor
• ocular oncology