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Conjunctival Rhabdomyosarcoma

MedGen UID:
1783665
•Concept ID:
C5446577
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A rhabdomyosarcoma that arises from the conjunctiva. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVConjunctival Rhabdomyosarcoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Ophthalmic complications following treatment of paranasal sinus rhabdomyosarcoma in comparison to orbital disease.
Gandhi PD, Fleming JC, Haik BG, Wilson MW
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2011 Jul-Aug;27(4):241-6. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e318203d5e8. PMID: 21242849
Orbital cysts of childhood--classification, clinical features, and management.
Shields JA, Shields CL
Surv Ophthalmol 2004 May-Jun;49(3):281-99. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2004.02.001. PMID: 15110666
Clinical spectrum of primary ophthalmic rhabdomyosarcoma.
Shields CL, Shields JA, Honavar SG, Demirci H
Ophthalmology 2001 Dec;108(12):2284-92. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(01)00840-5. PMID: 11733272

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Primary conjunctival rhabdomyosarcoma: 2.5 years' follow-up after combined chemotherapy and brachytherapy.
Sekundo W, Roggenkämper P, Fischer HP, Fleischhack G, Flühs D, Sauerwein W
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1998 Nov;236(11):873-5. doi: 10.1007/s004170050173. PMID: 9825264

Diagnosis

Botryoid Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Conjunctiva in a Young Boy.
Pennington JD, Welch RJ, Lally SE, Shields JA, Eagle RC, Shields CL
Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol 2018 Apr-Jun;25(2):111-114. doi: 10.4103/meajo.MEAJO_8_18. PMID: 30122858Free PMC Article
Metastatic Embryonal Conjunctival Rhabdomyosarcoma in a 4-Year-Old Boy.
Sarigül Sezenöz A, Karalezli A, Özkan Arat Y, Çoban G, Kiratli H, Terzi A
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 May/Jun;33(3S Suppl 1):S125-S127. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000583. PMID: 26505233
Primary conjunctival rhabdomyosarcoma: 2.5 years' follow-up after combined chemotherapy and brachytherapy.
Sekundo W, Roggenkämper P, Fischer HP, Fleischhack G, Flühs D, Sauerwein W
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1998 Nov;236(11):873-5. doi: 10.1007/s004170050173. PMID: 9825264

Therapy

A case of primary botryoid conjunctival rhabdomyosarcoma.
Polito E, Pichierri P, Loffredo A, Lasorella G
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2006 Apr;244(4):517-9. Epub 2005 Sep 3 doi: 10.1007/s00417-005-0085-5. PMID: 16151784
Primary conjunctival rhabdomyosarcoma: 2.5 years' follow-up after combined chemotherapy and brachytherapy.
Sekundo W, Roggenkämper P, Fischer HP, Fleischhack G, Flühs D, Sauerwein W
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1998 Nov;236(11):873-5. doi: 10.1007/s004170050173. PMID: 9825264

Prognosis

Botryoid Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Conjunctiva in a Young Boy.
Pennington JD, Welch RJ, Lally SE, Shields JA, Eagle RC, Shields CL
Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol 2018 Apr-Jun;25(2):111-114. doi: 10.4103/meajo.MEAJO_8_18. PMID: 30122858Free PMC Article
Primary conjunctival rhabdomyosarcoma: 2.5 years' follow-up after combined chemotherapy and brachytherapy.
Sekundo W, Roggenkämper P, Fischer HP, Fleischhack G, Flühs D, Sauerwein W
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1998 Nov;236(11):873-5. doi: 10.1007/s004170050173. PMID: 9825264

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