Alveolar soft part sarcoma of the lateral rectus muscle: Suture technique to prevent postoperative strabismus.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We present a rare case of intramuscular alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) of the lateral rectus (LR) muscle and the surgical technique used to maintain orthotropia after complete resection of the mass.

Observations

A 5-year-old boy presented with progressive proptosis of the left eye due to an orbital tumor. The patient was previously diagnosed with ASPS of the left LR muscle from an incisional biopsy, and the tumor size increased despite 5 cycles of chemotherapy prior to presenting to our center. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a 28x19x15mm-sized contrast-enhancing intramuscular mass of the left LR muscle, and there was no evidence of nodal or distant metastasis. The mass was excised en bloc, along with the insertion and the posterior normal part of LR muscle. To

SUBMITTER: Al Ghulaiga FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7163059 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature