Orbital desmoid tumor in a pediatric patient.
A 3-year-old girl with desmoid tumor of the right orbit initially presented with a 4-month history of unilateral ptosis and was subsequentially found to have fullness of the right upper eyelid. Computed tomography of the orbit revealed a soft tissue density in the superolateral quadrant of the right orbit. Histopathology from a biopsy revealed a desmoid tumor with positive margins. The patient subsequently underwent compete excision of the tumor and is presently doing well.
Department of Ophthalmology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63104, USA. mhartstein@earthlink.net
Morris E
ME
Hartstein
Scott M
SM
Thomas
Linda S
LS
Ellis
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / Q000378:metabolism; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D009418:S100 Proteins; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit