Primary myxoid liposarcoma of the orbit.

نویسندگان

  • C M Lane
  • J E Wright
  • A Garner
چکیده

Orbital liposarcoma is a rare and usually unsuspected neoplasm. Over a five-year period three female patients aged 22, 71, and 77 years presented with primary myxoid liposarcoma of the orbit. The management of one patient was complicated by a history of orbital decompression for suspected thyroid eye disease. The tumour infiltrates locally beyond a deceptive pseudocapsule, and surgery has to be radical to be effective.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The British journal of ophthalmology

دوره 72 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1988