Orbital intramuscular haemangioma

Steen Rugaard Christensen; Svend Erik Børgesen; Steffen Heegaard; Jan Ulrik Prause

doi:10.1034/j.1600-0420.2002.800320.x

Orbital intramuscular haemangioma

Steen Rugaard Christensen, Svend Erik Børgesen, Steffen Heegaard, Jan Ulrik Prause

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Journal	Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica
Volume	80
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	336-9
Number of pages	4
ISSN	1395-3907
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0420.2002.800320.x
Publication status	Published - Jun 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adult
Eye Enucleation
Female
Hemangioma/pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Oculomotor Muscles/pathology
Orbital Neoplasms/pathology

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Orbital intramuscular haemangioma

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