[A rare tumour of the orbit in a child (author's transl)].
The authors present an observation on a rare tumour of the orbit in an 8-years-old boy, revealed by a right unilateral exophtalmia with visual disturbances. This tumour poses the problem of the differential diagnosis of a localized osteolysis; in spite of the arsenal of investigations, the final diagnosis was laid down only upon intervention and histological examination: it was a case of a malignant haemangioendothelioma. The interest of the observation lies in:--the rarity of this type of tumour; --the complete nature of the observation, describing the course of events and the difficulties of diagnosis as well as the fatal evolution despite the surgical and radiochemotherapy treatments.
D000792:Angiography; D002648:Child; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009880:Ophthalmic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010690:Phlebography; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray; D014792:Visual Acuity
Tumeur rare de l'orbite chez l'enfant