A unique case of infraorbital myxoid liposarcoma.
Liposarcomas of the head and neck are rare, owing to the paucity of adipose tissue in this region. We present what we believe is a unique case of a myxoid liposarcoma in the infraorbital region, which arose in a 38-year-old man. The patient had presented with a slowly growing mass under his left eye that had been present for about 3 months. A wide local excision was performed, and the tumor was removed in its entirety. The final pathology report identified the mass as a well-differentiated myxoid liposarcoma. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful, and at the 12-month follow-up, he exhibited no evidence of disease.
Pattani
Kavita Malhotra
KM
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Lian
Timothy S
TS
D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018208:Liposarcoma, Myxoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome