TY - JOUR
T1 - Orbital intramuscular haemangioma
AU - Christensen, Steen Rugaard
AU - Børgesen, Svend Erik
AU - Heegaard, Steffen
AU - Prause, Jan Ulrik
PY - 2002/6
Y1 - 2002/6
N2 - PURPOSE: To present the clinical and histopathological characteristics of an intramuscular haemangioma in the extraocular muscles.METHODS: In 1989, an otherwise healthy 21-year-old female developed proptosis of the left eye. Clinical examination revealed a painless, non-compressible, retrobulbar lesion. No discoloration of skin or conjunctiva could be observed. The patient had no history of head injury. She underwent surgery three times over a period of 9 years, without reaching a diagnosis. The tumour increased slowly in size despite the operations and MR imaging suggested a tumour of angiomatous origin. Finally, radical surgery was performed with enucleation of the left eye and excision of affected extraocular muscles.RESULTS: Histopathological examination of the removed orbital tumour showed a mixed type intramuscular haemangioma involving four extraocular muscles.CONCLUSION: We report the first case of an intramuscular haemangioma of the orbit.
AB - PURPOSE: To present the clinical and histopathological characteristics of an intramuscular haemangioma in the extraocular muscles.METHODS: In 1989, an otherwise healthy 21-year-old female developed proptosis of the left eye. Clinical examination revealed a painless, non-compressible, retrobulbar lesion. No discoloration of skin or conjunctiva could be observed. The patient had no history of head injury. She underwent surgery three times over a period of 9 years, without reaching a diagnosis. The tumour increased slowly in size despite the operations and MR imaging suggested a tumour of angiomatous origin. Finally, radical surgery was performed with enucleation of the left eye and excision of affected extraocular muscles.RESULTS: Histopathological examination of the removed orbital tumour showed a mixed type intramuscular haemangioma involving four extraocular muscles.CONCLUSION: We report the first case of an intramuscular haemangioma of the orbit.
KW - Adult
KW - Eye Enucleation
KW - Female
KW - Hemangioma/pathology
KW - Humans
KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
KW - Oculomotor Muscles/pathology
KW - Orbital Neoplasms/pathology
U2 - 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2002.800320.x
DO - 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2002.800320.x
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 12059877
SN - 1395-3907
VL - 80
SP - 336
EP - 339
JO - Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica
IS - 3
ER -