Histologically malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit

Neurochirurgie. 2006 Nov;52(5):415-8. doi: 10.1016/s0028-3770(06)71240-1.

Abstract

An intra-conical histologically malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit presented in a 28 year-old female with intact vision and exophthalmos. Total resection was achieved by means of a frontal craniotomy and orbital roof osteotomy. Evidence of a beneficial role for adjuvant treatments in this particular tumor is controversial and vision impairment is a possible side effect. Therefore they were not employed. The patient is well after two years of follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoma / pathology
  • Exophthalmos / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / pathology*
  • Orbital Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Vision Tests