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Curative irradiation of the entire orbit in rhabdomyosarcoma: A case report
Author(s) -
Van Den Bogaert Walter,
Van Limbergen Erik,
Dralands Godelieve,
Drochmans Alfons
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.2880140510
Subject(s) - rhabdomyosarcoma , radiation therapy , orbit (dynamics) , medicine , chemotherapy , surgery , nuclear medicine , sarcoma , pathology , engineering , aerospace engineering
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a relatively frequent tumor in children. Judicious combinations have markedly improved treatment results in recent years. Orbital localizations are treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. It has been advocated that radiotherapy be limited to the original tumor bed. This case report illustrates the danger of shielding part of the orbit: in a clinically tumor‐free region before chemotherapy, which was shielded during radiotherapy, a local recurrence was seen while the original tumor bed remained controlled. Therefore, the whole content of the orbit should be irradiated in orbital RMS. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.