Orbital angiosarcoma with subconjunctival presentation. Report of a case and literature review.
An otherwise healthy 37-year-old woman had, over the course of 2 years, a recurring subconjunctival lesion associated with blepharoptosis. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a large anterior and superior orbital mass. A diagnosis of angiosarcoma (AS) was made from biopsy material. The patient is alive and well 18 months after exenteration and radiation therapy. The clinical and histopathologic features of this tumor are discussed with emphasis on the differential diagnosis of malignant vascular tumors of the orbit.
D000328:Adult; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed