A giant orbital solitary fibrous tumor treated by surgical excision: a case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Spindle cell tumors, called solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs), are of mesenchymal origin, and can develop in the orbit. As ‘intermediate malignancy’ tumors, only a small percentage show malignant behavior, such as invasion of surrounding tissue. CASE PRESENTATION: A 57-year-old woman presen...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Qi, Liu, Yuting, Wang, Fang, Cao, Yang, Lv, Hongbin, Zhang, Xibo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10163734/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37147709
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13000-023-01350-8
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Spindle cell tumors, called solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs), are of mesenchymal origin, and can develop in the orbit. As ‘intermediate malignancy’ tumors, only a small percentage show malignant behavior, such as invasion of surrounding tissue. CASE PRESENTATION: A 57-year-old woman presented with a 19-year history of a giant right orbital mass. Orbital computed tomography (CT) revealed an inhomogeneously-enhancing mass compressing and engulfing the eyeball and optic nerve. She underwent lid-sparing orbital exenteration. Microscopic characteristics and immunohistochemistry (IHC) tests were indicative of a benign SFT. No recurrence was observed at the 4-year follow-up. CONCLUSION: Early and complete tumor resection is recommended.

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