Giant orbital oncocytoma

BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE: Oncocytomas are rare benign tumours often arising from the lacrimal or salivary glands, usually small in size. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: We report a giant unilateral orbital oncocytoma in a 19-year-old male from Papua New Guinea, presenting with progressive proptosis-threaten...

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Autores principales: Limb, Rebecca J., Rosenfeld, Jeffrey V., McLean, Catriona
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3912771/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24551004
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1793-5482.125668
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Sumario:BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE: Oncocytomas are rare benign tumours often arising from the lacrimal or salivary glands, usually small in size. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: We report a giant unilateral orbital oncocytoma in a 19-year-old male from Papua New Guinea, presenting with progressive proptosis-threatening vision. Due to retro-ocular extension of the lesion, surgical excision was performed via a fronto-orbitozygomatic craniotomy and orbitotomy. A sub-total excision of the lesion was achieved, with overall improvement in proptosis and cosmesis. CONCLUSION: This appears to be the first documented case of a giant intra-orbital oncocytoma being resected neurosurgically via craniotomy.

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