title: [Orbital neurofibrosarcoma. Clinical and etiological study; apropos of a case].
abstract: This case report is about a relapsing conjunctive sarcoma affecting a 67 year old woman, involved with Von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis. Surgical orbital exenteration was necessary for curative treatment and reconstruction used a temporal muscle flap. Through this report, emphasis is placed on diagnosis difficulties and possibility of serious development concerning these malignant tumors in the scope of neurofibromatosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale, C.H.U. Besançon.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ricbourg
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Andreoletti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garnier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps
vernacular_title: Neurofibrosarcome orbitaire. Etude clinique et étiologique; à propos d'un cas.