Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Jan Lestak

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• Case Report
  Solitary Fibrous Tumour of the Lacrimal Gland with Apparent hemangiopericytoma – Like Characteristics: A Case Study
  Author(s): Daniel Kovar, Jan Lestak, Zdenek Voldrich, Pavel Voska, Petr Hrabal, Tomas Belsan and Pavel RozsivalDaniel Kovar, Jan Lestak, Zdenek Voldrich, Pavel Voska, Petr Hrabal, Tomas Belsan and Pavel Rozsival
  
  Hemangiopericytoma (HPC) is a rare tumor originating from the mesenchyme. We will describe the clinical presentations, radiological and operative findings, and pathological features of a patient with lacrimal gland HPC. The patient was a 26-year-old female who presented with swelling of the left upper eye lid progressing over the past 12 months. On ophthalmological examination, no visual impairment was detected, but induration of the left eye was found in the area of the lacrimal gland. Orbital magnetic resonance imaging showed tumorous mass, of size 20 × 8 × 22 mm affecting the lacrimal gland. The patient underwent an anterior orbitotomy, which removed the palpebral portion of the lacrimal gland. Histology did not clarify the diagnosis. Three months after surgery, the tumor size had increased. MRI showed progression of the findings. It was therefore decided to perform a lat.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9570.1000346

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