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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 May 16;63(9):1608–1614. doi: 10.1002/pbc.26061

TABLE IV.

Orbital Toxicities After Head and Neck Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma

Tumor site Tumor laterality Toxicity Toxicity grade Toxicity laterality Comments
1 Orbit Left Cataract
Ptosis
1
3
Left
Left
Status post surgical correction
2 Orbit Left Cataract 1 Bilateral
3 Nasopharynx Right>left Cataract 1 Right
4 Infratemporal fossa Left Am blyopia 1 Right Refractory amblyopia
5 Infratemporal fossa Right Visual disturbance 1 Unknown Wears glasses
6 Orbit Left Cataract 1 Left Blind in left eye pre-radiation
7 Nasopharynx/right orbit Right>left Visual disturbance
Cataract
3
1
Right
Left
Blind in right eye
8 Ethmoid sinus Left Visual disturbance
Cataract
Glaucoma
1
3
1
Left
Left
Unknown
Decreased visual acuity
Status post cataract removal
Diagnosed at outside institution
9 Orbit Left Visual disturbance
Cataract
Ptosis
1
3
3
Left
Left
Left
Decreased visual acuity
Status post cataract removal
Status post surgical correction
10 Ethmoid sinus/orbit Left Cataract 1 Unknown
11 Infratemporal fossa/orbit Left Visual disturbance 3 Left Left eye decreased visual acuity
12 Nas opharynx Left>right Cataract 1 Bilateral Left greater than right
12 Skull base Left Visual disturbance 2 - Diplopia requiring glasses
13 Infratemporal fossa/orbit Left Cataract 1 Left Blind in left eye pre-radiation