Malignant solitary fibrous tumor metastatic to the orbit

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 Nov;20(6):471-3. doi: 10.1097/01.iop.0000144786.56696.98.

Abstract

A 61-year-old man with a history of malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the chest had development of unusual sites of metastasis involving the sphenoid wing of the orbit and soft tissues of the cheek. He was found to have a solitary fibrous tumor, an uncommon type of spindle cell neoplasm that most often arises in the pleura, which was metastatic to the orbit. This is the first reported case of malignant solitary fibrous tumor metastatic to the orbit. The clinical and histopathologic findings of metastatic malignant solitary fibrous tumor are described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / secondary*
  • Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / surgery
  • Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
  • Orbital Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Orbital Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Orbital Neoplasms / surgery
  • Pleural Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Pleural Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Pleural Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed