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Hit the mark with diffusion-weighted imaging: metastases of rhabdomyosarcoma to the extraocular eye muscles

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  • Background Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most frequent malignant intraorbital tumour in paediatric patients. Differentiation of tumour recurrence or metastases from post-therapeutic signal alteration can be challenging, using standard MR imaging techniques. Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) is increasingly considered a helpful supplementary imaging tool for differentiation of orbital masses. Case presentation We report on a 15-year-old female adolescent of Caucasian ethnicity who developed isolated bilateral thickening of extraocular eye musclesBackground Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most frequent malignant intraorbital tumour in paediatric patients. Differentiation of tumour recurrence or metastases from post-therapeutic signal alteration can be challenging, using standard MR imaging techniques. Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) is increasingly considered a helpful supplementary imaging tool for differentiation of orbital masses. Case presentation We report on a 15-year-old female adolescent of Caucasian ethnicity who developed isolated bilateral thickening of extraocular eye muscles about two years after successful multimodal treatment of orbital alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Intramuscular restricted diffusion was the first diagnostic indicator suggestive of metastatic disease to the eye muscles. DWI subsequently showed signal changes consistent with tumour progression, complete remission under chemoradiotherapy and tumour recurrence. Conclusions Restricted diffusivity is a strong early indicator of malignancy in orbital tumours. DWI can be the key to correct diagnosis in unusual tumour manifestations and can provide additional diagnostic information beyond standard MRI and PET/CT. Diffusion-weighted MRI is useful for monitoring therapy response and for detecting tumour recurrence.show moreshow less

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Author: Henning Neubauer, Nicole Hassold, Monika Warmuth-Metz, Beate Winkler, Michael C. Kreissl, Karen Ernestus, Meinrad Beer
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-110106
Document Type:Journal article
Faculties:Medizinische Fakultät / Kinderklinik und Poliklinik
Medizinische Fakultät / Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin
Medizinische Fakultät / Pathologisches Institut
Medizinische Fakultät / Institut für diagnostische und interventionelle Neuroradiologie (ehem. Abteilung für Neuroradiologie)
Language:English
Year of Completion:2014
Source:In: BMC Pediatrics 2014, 14:57. doi:10.1186/1471-2431-14-57
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-57
Sonstige beteiligte Institutionen:Department of Paediatric Radiology, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Josef-Schneider-Straße 2, Wuerzburg 97080, Germany
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Tag:DWI; Extraocular eye muscles; Metastases; PET/CT; Rhabdomyosarcoma
Release Date:2015/02/27
Collections:Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2014
Licence (German):License LogoCC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung