title: Myxoma of the orbit: a clinicopathologic report.
abstract: A 27-year-old white man developed proptosis of his left eye over a period of 2 years. It was associated with vertical diplopia and displacement of the left globe down and laterally. Ultrasonography showed a cystic mass in the superior orbital region. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a solid, well-defined lesion behind the globe displacing the optic nerve medially. A transfrontal craniotomy revealed a nodular mass in the posterior and superior orbit, which extended anteriorly up to the globe. Histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and transmission electron microscopy proved the tumor to be a myxoma.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik, Klinikum der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Lieb
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Goebel
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wallenfang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography