Rhabdomyosarcoma Flashcards
Primary orbital malignancy in kids
Avg age of onset 7 yrs
Undifferentiated mesenchymal cells that have the potential to develop into striated muscle
Embryonal
Alveolar
Pleomorphic
Acute subacute onset of rapidly progressive proptosis and orbital inflammation
Cellulitis
Proptosis
Supranasal quadrant
Pain uncommon
B scan ultrasonography
Cat MRI
Irregular but we’ll defined masses w Bony erosion
Surgery and radiotherapy
Optic nerve glioma arise from astrocytes
Kids
Neurofibromatosis type 1
Slowly progressive vision loss
Associated w gradual unilateral painless proptosis
Dec vision
Relative afferent pupillary defect
Fundus Disk swelling Optic atrophy Shunt vessels Intracranial spread(chiasma and hypothalamus)
CT MRI and ultrasonography Enlargement of nerve Clear margins cuz of dural sheath Tumor and it's extension Fusiform enlargement of nerve
Trwatmennt
Observation
Surgically excused
Chemo when less extension
Radio if can’t be cut
Meningothelial cells of the archnoid villi
Middle age women
Pri optic nerve sheathe meningioma less common than optic nerve glioma
2/3 extension of intracranial lesion Vision. Loss in 1 ete Dec vision pupillary defect afferent Restricted motility Gradually proptosis Unilateral
Fundus exam Disk swelling Opticiliary vessel Optic atrophy CT
Thickening and calcification of ON tram tracking of sheath MRI Tubular enlargement of ON Ultra sonography Observation Surgically if blind