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.
Hartstein
Morris E
ME
Department of Ophthalmology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63104, USA. mhartstein@earthlink.net
Thomas
Scott M
SM
Ellis
Linda S
LS
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