Orbital solitary fibrous tumor. Another rare case from Africa.
Int Ophthalmol
; 30(3): 315-8, 2010 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-19727568
ABSTRACT
Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the orbit, initially thought to be rare, is being increasingly documented in the medical literature. We here present the case of a 37-year-old Nigerian man who presented with left sided painless, vision-sparing proptosis. Cranial computed tomography scan showed a globular, left medial, orbital extraconal mass. The mass was excised, en bloc, via a medial orbitotomy procedure aided by left ethmoidectomy. Surgery was uncomplicated and histology of the excised tissue was reported as compatible with SFT. There was also a strong and diffuse immunostaining with CD 34. At 6-month follow-up, the left-sided proptosis has completely regressed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second case of orbital SFT to be reported in an African.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Orbitales
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Tumores Fibrosos Solitarios
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País como asunto:
Africa
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En
Año:
2010
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Article