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
Pages
3
From page
594
To page
596
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
Serial Year
2001
Journal title
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Record number
623480
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