A Case of an Orbital Myxoma.
10.3341/jkos.2010.51.8.1142
- Author:
Jong Hoon SHIN
1
;
Jae Ho JUNG
;
Hee Young CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. hychoi@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Orbital myxoma
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
Eye;
Female;
Humans;
Myxoma;
Orbit;
Recurrence;
S100 Proteins
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2010;51(8):1142-1145
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Orbital myxoma is an extremely rare tumor. To date, only a few cases have been reported in the literature. The present study reports a case of an orbital myxoma and demonstrates the clinical and histological features. CASE SUMMARY: A 37-year-old woman presented with a painless movable mass in the orbital margin of the left eye. Computed tomography of the orbit revealed a sharply outlined solid mass, and an excisional biopsy was performed. The excised specimen consisted of a 17x9x10 mm3 brownish mass of scattered spindle cells and small vascular spaces in a fibromyxoid background. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were not immunoreactive for SMA, S-100 protein or CD34. Histopathologic examination revealed the tumor to be a myxoma. There was no mass lesion in computed tomography of the orbit, and no recurrence or complications were found one month after removal. CONCLUSIONS: When a patient presents with a painless and movable mass in the orbital area, orbital myxoma should be considered as a possible diagnosis. The orbital myxoma with bone invasion should be completely removed to prevent the lesion from recurring.
