Hemangiopericytoma of the orbit treated with conservative surgery and radiotherapy.
A 23-year-old man had two recurrences following local excision of a hemangiopericytoma of the right orbit. A third local excision was followed by a course of postoperative radiation therapy (64.8 Gy [6480 rad] in 36 treatments). Seven and a half years following therapy, the patient is disease free and has experienced no side effects.
D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*