title: Myositis ossificans masquerading as a recurrent spindle cell lipoma of the orbit.
abstract: A spindle cell lipoma developed in the right orbit of a 43-year-old woman whose medical history was only significant for chronic asthma. Sixteen months after nearly complete excision of the tumor, the patient presented with eyelid swelling, orbital pain, and a calcified apical mass as demonstrated by computerized tomography (CT). Recurrent tumor or a second neoplasm was suspected. Histologic examination revealed myositis ossificans. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of myositis ossificans in the orbit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oculoplastic, Orbital, and Reconstructive Surgery, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, New York.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Eviatar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hornblass
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed