Infantile malignant hemangiopericytoma of the orbit.
A 5-month-old girl presented with a soft-tissue mass over the lateral aspect of her right eyebrow. Surgical resection revealed a diagnosis of infantile malignant hemangiopericytoma. The mass recurred after excision and reconstruction. The patient died 4 months later with brain and lung metastasis.
Arshad
Ahmad Ridzwan
AR
Department of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. araprs@hkl.gov.my
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D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed