Title of article :
Myoepithelioma metatatic to the orbit
Author/Authors :
Campbell Waldrop، نويسنده , , ajeev . Kathuria، نويسنده , , Jeffrey A. Toretky، نويسنده , , Chen-Chih J. un، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2001
Abstract :
PURPOE: To report a cae of myoepithelioma metatatic to the orbit in an 11-year-old boy.
METHOD: Interventional cae report. An 11-year-old white male with a hitory of reection of a left thigh ma 10 month previouly preented with a painle, rapid welling of the left upper eyelid. Computed tomography can and inciional biopy of the orbital ma were performed.
REULT: Immunohitochemical tain of the tumor in the left orbit and the previouly reected ma were conitent with myoepithelioma. A a reult of widepread metatae, the patient died 4 month after initial preentation to the eye clinic.
CONCLUION: Myoepithelioma hould be included in the differential diagnoi of neoplam that can metataize to the orbit in the pediatric age group.
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology