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[A Case of an Orbital Angioleiomyoma].

Authors :
Sato K
Ogawa Y
Kinoshita K
Takai H
Hirai S
Ishihara M
Hara K
Toi H
Matsubara S
Uno M
Source :
No shinkei geka. Neurological surgery [No Shinkei Geka] 2017 Dec; Vol. 45 (12), pp. 1087-1092.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

A 70-year-old woman presented with a 4-year history of painless conjunctival congestion and proptosis of the right eye. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 48-mm lesion in the right medial orbit. As the symptoms progressed, the tumor was resected by performing fronto-orbital craniotomy. Histopathological examination revealed a vascular tumor surrounded by smooth muscle fibers and immunohistochemistry demonstrated tumor positivity for smooth muscle actin and desmin. The tumor was diagnosed as an angioleiomyoma, and no recurrence has been observed as of 5 years postoperatively. Angioleiomyomas in the orbit are extremely rare;thus, we have reported this case with reference to the literature.

Details

Language :
Japanese
ISSN :
0301-2603
Volume :
45
Issue :
12
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
No shinkei geka. Neurological surgery
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
29262390
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1436203652