Carunclar mass as the presenting sign of primary orbital liposarcoma

This study aims to report a case of primary orbital liposarcoma which presented as caruncle mass. A 45-year-old woman presented to our hospital to evaluate the bumpiness of the caruncle in her left eye. A yellowish nodule , which was firmly attached to the sclera , was seen in the caruncle area and...

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Published in:	Middle East African journal of ophthalmology Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 172 - 174
Main Authors:	Nabie, Reza, Halimi, Monireh, Bahramani, Erfan, Ghadim, Banafsheh
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01-07-2019 Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Subjects:	Biopsy Case Report Eye surgery Eyelids - pathology Female Humans Liposarcoma - diagnostic imaging Liposarcoma - pathology Liposarcoma - surgery Medical prognosis Metastasis Middle Aged Neoplasm Recurrence, Local NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance Orbital Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Orbital Neoplasms - pathology Orbital Neoplasms - surgery Exentration liposarcoma orbit
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Summary:	This study aims to report a case of primary orbital liposarcoma which presented as caruncle mass. A 45-year-old woman presented to our hospital to evaluate the bumpiness of the caruncle in her left eye. A yellowish nodule , which was firmly attached to the sclera , was seen in the caruncle area and seemed to extend into the orbit. Incisional biopsy revealed myxoid liposarcoma She denied further evaluation and came back with enlarged mass after one year .She underwent lid-sparing exentration and was free of recurrence for 5 years.
ISSN:	0974-9233 0975-1599 0975-1599 0974-9233
DOI:	10.4103/meajo.MEAJO_69_18