title: Orbital myxoma--an unusual cause of inferoorbital mass.
abstract: To describe a case of isolated infraorbital mass which had been present for the past 9 years in a young woman. Despite the size, the mass was successfully excised in total.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Histologically, the tumour was found to be an isolated orbital myxoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Isolated orbital myxoma is an exceedingly rare tumour of the orbit. The case shows the lesion could be excised in its entirety with good cosmetic result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 77, Seksyen 22, KTLD, Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, 93150, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ting
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Koay
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Ngo
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Chieng
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Chua
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D055815:Young Adult