[A Case of an Orbital Angioleiomyoma]

No Shinkei Geka. 2017 Dec;45(12):1087-1092. doi: 10.11477/mf.1436203652.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 70-year-old woman presented with a 4-year history of painless conjunctival congestion and proptosis of the right eye. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 48-mm lesion in the right medial orbit. As the symptoms progressed, the tumor was resected by performing fronto-orbital craniotomy. Histopathological examination revealed a vascular tumor surrounded by smooth muscle fibers and immunohistochemistry demonstrated tumor positivity for smooth muscle actin and desmin. The tumor was diagnosed as an angioleiomyoma, and no recurrence has been observed as of 5 years postoperatively. Angioleiomyomas in the orbit are extremely rare;thus, we have reported this case with reference to the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angiomyoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Angiomyoma / surgery*
  • Craniotomy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Orbital Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Orbital Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed