Angioleiomyoma in the Orbital Apex: A Case Report

Boeun Lee; Soo Jeong Park; Ju Hyung Moon; Se Hoon Kim; Jong Hee Chang; Sun Ho Kim; Eui Hyun Kim

doi:10.14791/btrt.2019.7.e30

Angioleiomyoma in the Orbital Apex: A Case Report

Brain Tumor Res Treat. 2019 Oct;7(2):156-159. doi: 10.14791/btrt.2019.7.e30.

Authors

Boeun Lee¹, Soo Jeong Park^{1

2}, Ju Hyung Moon^{1

2

3}, Se Hoon Kim^{2

4}, Jong Hee Chang^{1

2

3}, Sun Ho Kim^{1

2

3}, Eui Hyun Kim^{1

2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
² Brain Tumor Center, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
³ Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
⁵ Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. euihyunkim@yuhs.ac.

Abstract

A 56-year woman presented eyeball pain and blurred vision. MRI revealed a small well-delineated solid tumor in the apex of right orbit with optic nerve compression. Intraoperatively, the tumor was found very fibrous, hypervascular and adhesive to surrounding structures. The tumor was completely removed with the combination of endoscopic and microscopic technique. Patient experienced transient oculomotor nerve palsy, which completely recovered 3 months after surgery. Herein we report a rare case of angioleiomyoma in the orbital apex.

Keywords: Angioleiomyoma; Endoscopic surgical procedure; Orbital neoplasms.

Publication types

Case Reports