[Bilateral orbital fat prolapse associated with pterygium: case report].
Orbital fat prolapse is an uncommon benign entity that can cause esthetic defects. The authors present a 63-year-old patient with bilateral temporal orbital fat prolapse associated with a bilateral nasal pterygium. Clinical and surgical features are described. The clinical, imaging and histopathological diagnoses are discussed.
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Vanderson Glerian
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Hospital de Olhos Redentora, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil. glerian@globo.com
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Dino de Aguiar
Dde A
Gigante
Edmilson
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000601:surgery*; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011391:Prolapse; D011625:Pterygium / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome