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Two patients, 21 and 22 years of age, who had orbital rhabdomyosarcoma during pregnancy are described. The tumors were noted to grow rapidly during gestation. Surgery in the form of orbital exenteration was the treatment in both cases, because radiotherapy was not available. One of the patients is alive and well with no recurrence or metastases 3 years later. Radiotherapy has been shown to be of great value in the treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma of the orbit, but surgery may be a useful adjunct.
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