Metastatic liposarcoma to the orbit.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To report a woman with blurred vision and proptosis who harbored an orbital liposarcoma that had metastasized from her abdomen. The patient underwent an orbital biopsy, followed by postoperative intravenous corticosteroids and radiation. Pathology showed a dedifferentiated liposarcoma. The patient's visual acuity improved from 20/200 to 20/50 after treatment. Physicians should suspect the presence of this rare orbital tumor in a person with a history of liposarcoma who has proptosis. Liposarcomas usually exhibit a higher grade of malignancy with recurrence, as shown in this patient.
Medical subject headings
- Abdominal Neoplasms
- Liposarcoma
- Orbital Neoplasms