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Botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma of the tarsal conjunctiva in a 9-year-old boy
Bianca Prado Patrus, Henrique Sampaio Ferreira, Daniel Athayde Teixeira Faria, Marcelo Vicente de Andrade Sobrinho, Sergio Vanetti Burnier, Orlando Faria
Departament of Ophthalmology, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Ouro Verde Hospital Complex, Campinas, Brazil
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Bianca Prado Patrus
Av Imperio do Sol Nascente, 581. Postal Code: 13033050, Campinas - SP
Brazil
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/PAJO.PAJO_1_20
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The objective is to report a rare case about rhabdomyosarconma in PUC Campinas Hospital. This was a retrospective case report. A 9-year-old boy which presented a superior tarsal conjunctival lesion of the left eye which had a rapid growth in days. The patient underwent a biopsy which revealed an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma stage III. The patient was submitted chemotherapy according to the Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study IV protocol and radiotherapy. This is a report discussed about this unusual tumor presentation in the city of Campinas, São Paulo state, Brazil.
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