title: [Orbital alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma masked by ethmoid sinusitis in a 25-year-old].
abstract: METHODS
  A 25-year-old woman with right subacute sinusitis, complained about discomfort in her right eye. Clinical manifestations and computed tomography were suggestive of sub-periosteal orbital ethmoid wall abscess, for which the patient underwent urgent drainage. A solid tumor was found, with a positive biopsy for alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Complete remission and resolution of orbital symptoms were achieved with chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Alveolar orbital rhabdomyosarcoma in adults is uncommon. Rhabdomyosarcoma has a high risk of spreading. It can simulate a sinusitis, as in our patient, early diagnosis and early treatment being especially important in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España. Electronic address: empar19@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanz-Marco
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España; Facultad de Óptica, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: España
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España; Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alamar
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España; Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM), Madrid, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez-Rojas
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: López-Prats
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España; Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España; Centro de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Valencia, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Díaz-Llopis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015521:Ethmoid Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018232:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: Apex; Masked orbital rhabdomyosarcoma; Rabdomiosarcoma; Rabdomiosarcoma alveolar; Rabdomiosarcoma orbitario enmascarado; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Rhabdomyosarcoma alveolar; Sinusitis; Ápex