What is it about?
A 40-year-old woman had a 4-year history of progressive swelling of her right upper lid and a slow-growing palpable mass of the orbit. CT and MR imaging showed a well circumscribed, nonenhanced extraconal mass with mild erosion of the right orbital roof. The tumor was totally excised. Histological examination disclosed a spindle-cell tumor in a dense fibrous tissue. Immunohistochemistry showed positive staining for vimentin and CD34. We review the clinical, diagnostic, and surgical features of 22 orbital SFTs including the present case.
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Why is it important?
Mostly it is important because it is a rare pathology. In the International literature there are no more than 50 cases described like this.
Perspectives
I think and I hope that, in the future, more and more cases of solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit will be described worldwide.
Dr Italo Giuffre'
Catholic University of Rome
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This page is a summary of: Solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit, Surgical Neurology, October 2001, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/s0090-3019(01)00597-3.
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