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Rhabdomyoma of the eyebrow region: a light- and electron microscopic study of a recurrent rhabdomyoma of fetal type

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A rhabdomyoma in the region of the right eyebrow in a 9-year-old boy is reported, which recurred 7 months after surgery. A local excision was performed, and the patient is free of disease 6 years later. Rhabdomyomas are exceedingly rare tumors. Hitherto only three unequivocal cases of orbital rhabdomyomas have been observed. A rhabdomyoma of the eyebrow region has to our knowledge not been described. Local excision is sufficient. In particular, a differential diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma has to be excluded.

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Bericht eines Rhabdomyoms im Bereich der Augenbraue bei einem 9-jährigen mit einem Rezidiv nach 7 Monaten. Nach eine lokalen Exzision war der Patient 6 Jahre später beschwerdefrei. Rhabdomyome sind äußerst seltene Tumoren; in der Orbita wurden bisher 3 Fälle beobachtet. Differentialdiagnostisch ist das Rhabdomyosarkom abzugrenzen; eine lokale Exzision ist beim Rhabdomyom die Therapie der Wahl.

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  1. E. -A. Konrad

    Present address: University Eye Clinic, Schleichstr. 12, D-7400, Tübingen, Germany

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  1. Institute of Pathology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

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Konrad, E.A., Hübner, G. Rhabdomyoma of the eyebrow region: a light- and electron microscopic study of a recurrent rhabdomyoma of fetal type. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 220, 187–192 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02186667

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