Abstract:Objective:To establish a mouse model of human orbital rhabdomyosarcoma(RD). Methods: RD cells were cultured and implanted subcutaneously into the costal regions of nude mice and severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice (4 weeks old). The nude mice were radiated by ^60Co 1 day before the injection. The rhbdomyosarcoma tissue masses were harvested from nude mice and were subcutaneously implanted into the costal regions of another group of BALB/c mice (tumor tissue mass implantation). The tumor growth was observed in all groups and the growth curves were ploted. H-E staining was used to examine pathology of the tumor tissues. Results: Solid tumors were palpable 6-8 weeks after implantation in ^60Co radiated nude mice and about 3-4 weeks after implantation in SCID mice. The solid tumors were obviously seen in the nude mice 2 weeks after tumor tissue mass transplantation. The tumor forming rates were 100% in all groups. The tumor growing curves were successfully ploted and the tumors had a progressive growth. Pathological findings of the tumor tissue were similar to those of human orbital rhabdomyosarcoma. Conclusion: The human orbital rhabdomyosarcoma models have been successfully established in nude mice and SCID mice. Tumor tissue mass implantation can shorten the tumor forming time in BALB/c nude mice. This research lays a foundation for further study or human orbital rhabdomyosarcoma.