[Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the orbit. Apropos of 24 cases]. 1976

G Offret, and P Dhermy, and H Offret, and S Cardozo

A composite review of 24 cases of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma which is seen in fact to be the commonest orbital malignant tumour in children. In its evolution, most often very rapid, sometimes pseudo-inflammatory, this tumour presents many different histological appearances among which the alveolar form and the botryoidal form should be particularly distinguished. Although it was for a long time confused with reticulosarcoma the tumour is in fact derived from primitive undifferentiated mesenchymal cells and can therefore in this sense be considered as a blastoma. Since the prognosis is grave and its treatment often disappointing, it should in many cases combine surgery with radiotherapy and polychemotherapy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009918 Orbital Neoplasms Neoplasms of the bony orbit and contents except the eyeball. Neoplasm, Orbital,Neoplasms, Orbital,Orbital Neoplasm
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D012208 Rhabdomyosarcoma A malignant solid tumor arising from mesenchymal tissues which normally differentiate to form striated muscle. It can occur in a wide variety of sites. It is divided into four distinct types: pleomorphic, predominantly in male adults; alveolar (RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, ALVEOLAR), mainly in adolescents and young adults; embryonal (RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, EMBRYONAL), predominantly in infants and children; and botryoidal, also in young children. It is one of the most frequently occurring soft tissue sarcomas and the most common in children under 15. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p2186; DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, pp1647-9) Rhabdomyosarcomas

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