Orbital myxoma--an unusual cause of inferoorbital mass.

نویسندگان

S L Ting

C L Koay

C T Ngo

L L Chieng

C N Chua

چکیده

UNLABELLED To describe a case of isolated infraorbital mass which had been present for the past 9 years in a young woman. Despite the size, the mass was successfully excised in total. METHOD Case report. RESULT Histologically, the tumour was found to be an isolated orbital myxoma. CONCLUSION Isolated orbital myxoma is an exceedingly rare tumour of the orbit. The case shows the lesion could be excised in its entirety with good cosmetic result.

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