Histologically malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit.
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.
Mascarenhas
L
L
Neurosurgery Service, Anatomic Pathology Service, Pedro Hispano Hospital, Matosinhos, Portugal. linomasc@clix.pt
Lopes
M
M
Duarte
A M
AM
Romão
H
H
Honavar
M
M
Resende
M
M
Rocha Vaz
A
A
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