J Fezza1, J Sinard. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Yale University, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report a woman with blurred vision and proptosis who harbored an orbital liposarcoma that had metastasized from her abdomen. METHODS: The patient underwent an orbital biopsy, followed by postoperative intravenous corticosteroids and radiation. RESULTS: Pathology showed a dedifferentiated liposarcoma. The patient's visual acuity improved from 20/200 to 20/50 after treatment. CONCLUSIONS: 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.
PURPOSE: To report a woman with blurred vision and proptosis who harbored an orbital liposarcoma that had metastasized from her abdomen. METHODS: The patient underwent an orbital biopsy, followed by postoperative intravenous corticosteroids and radiation. RESULTS: Pathology showed a dedifferentiated liposarcoma. The patient's visual acuity improved from 20/200 to 20/50 after treatment. CONCLUSIONS: 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.