Rhabdomyosarcoma Flashcards

1
Q

Primary orbital malignancy in kids

Avg age of onset 7 yrs

A

Undifferentiated mesenchymal cells that have the potential to develop into striated muscle

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2
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Embryonal
Alveolar
Pleomorphic

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Acute subacute onset of rapidly progressive proptosis and orbital inflammation

Cellulitis

Proptosis

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3
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Supranasal quadrant

Pain uncommon

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B scan ultrasonography
Cat MRI
Irregular but we’ll defined masses w Bony erosion
Surgery and radiotherapy

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4
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Optic nerve glioma arise from astrocytes
Kids
Neurofibromatosis type 1

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Slowly progressive vision loss
Associated w gradual unilateral painless proptosis
Dec vision
Relative afferent pupillary defect

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5
Q
Fundus
Disk swelling
Optic atrophy
Shunt vessels
Intracranial spread(chiasma and hypothalamus)
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CT MRI and ultrasonography
Enlargement of nerve
Clear margins cuz of dural sheath
Tumor and it's extension
Fusiform enlargement of nerve
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6
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Trwatmennt

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Observation
Surgically excused
Chemo when less extension
Radio if can’t be cut

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7
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Meningothelial cells of the archnoid villi
Middle age women
Pri optic nerve sheathe meningioma less common than optic nerve glioma

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2/3 extension of intracranial lesion
Vision. Loss in 1 ete
Dec vision pupillary defect afferent 
Restricted motility
Gradually proptosis
Unilateral
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Fundus exam
Disk swelling
Opticiliary vessel
Optic atrophy
CT
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Thickening and calcification of ON tram tracking of sheath
MRI
Tubular enlargement of ON
Ultra sonography
Observation
Surgically if blind
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