title: Orbital (desmoid type) fibromatosis.
abstract: A case of extra-abdominal fibromatosis (EF) of the orbit is described in a 35-year-old man presenting with progressive exophthalmos, right ptosis and diplopia. MRI showed an orbital mass of intermediate signal in T1-weighted images (WI) and low signal in T2WI, which enhanced non-homogeneously after contrast injection. The histological diagnosis of EF was made and the lesion was surgically removed. No recurrence occurred in 40 months of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Section of Anatomic Pathology "M. Malpighi", Bologna, Italy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fornelli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salvi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mascalchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marchetti
authors.forename: M P.
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Foschini