Proliferative Fasciitis of the Orbit

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 May/Jun;33(3S Suppl 1):S151-S152. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000532.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fasciitis / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Orbit / pathology*
  • Orbital Diseases / diagnosis*