Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the orbit.
The authors describe an unusual case of orbital inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) in a 17-year-old patient who presented with a painful exophthalmos of the left eye. After complete surgical excision, the mass was diagnosed as an IMT based on morphological and immunohistochemical features. No tumor recurrence was evident during 28-month follow-up. The authors discuss histopathological and immunohistochemical characteristics and review the literature of orbital IMT.
Polito
Ennio
E
Department of Ophthalmology and Neurosurgery, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Pichierri
Patrizia
P
Loffredo
Antonio
A
Moramarco
Antonio
A
Occhini
Rossella
R
D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000293:Adolescent; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000378:metabolism; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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