title: Proliferative Fasciitis of the Orbit.
abstract: Proliferative fasciitis is a rare entity in the orbit. A 16-year-old boy presented with a growing right orbital mass, which was palpable just inferior to the medial right eyebrow. MRI demonstrated a 12 × 8 × 9 mm mass located medial to and slightly above the right globe within the subcutaneous soft tissues. An anterior orbitotomy with debulking of the lesion was performed. Histopathological examination confirmed a diagnosis of proliferative fasciitis. To the authors' knowledge, there is only one prior case in the literature demonstrating proliferative fasciitis of the orbit.
authors.affiliation: *Albany Medical College, †Department of Ophthalmology, Lion's Eye Institute, and ‡Department of Pathology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bautista
authors.forename: Balaji
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Perumal
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Dale R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*