title: Orbital rhabdomyosarcoma in an adult.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common primary orbital malignant tumor in children. Orbital lesions represent about 10 % of all the cases of rhabdomyosarcoma. Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare cause of proptosis in adults.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of primary orbital rhabdomyosarcoma in a 45-year-old female.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interventional case report. The main outcome measures are a rare cause ofproptosis in an adult, discussion on treatment options and prognosis ofrhabdomyosarcoma.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient underwent total orbital exenteration and was referred for radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare cause of proptosis in adults. It should be suspected in a case of rapidly-progressive proptosis in adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. drpoonamlavaju@yahoo.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lavaju
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Malla
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017233:Orbit Evisceration / Q000379:methods*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D018232:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed