Rhabdomyoma of the eyebrow region: a light- and electron microscopic study of a recurrent rhabdomyoma of fetal type.
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.
D002648:Child; D005138:Eyebrows; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure*