title: Histologically malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit.
abstract: An intra-conical histologically malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit presented in a 28 year-old female with intact vision and exophthalmos. Total resection was achieved by means of a frontal craniotomy and orbital roof osteotomy. Evidence of a beneficial role for adjuvant treatments in this particular tumor is controversial and vision impairment is a possible side effect. Therefore they were not employed. The patient is well after two years of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Service, Anatomic Pathology Service, Pedro Hispano Hospital, Matosinhos, Portugal. linomasc@clix.pt
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mascarenhas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Romão
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Honavar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Resende
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rocha Vaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018218:Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014787:Vision Tests