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Case Reports
. 1988 Oct;20(10):394-6, 399.

Congenital fibromatosis (myofibromatosis) of the orbit: a rare cause of proptosis at birth

J M Waeltermann  1 , M Huntrakoon, E C Beatty Jr, G W Cibis
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  • PMID: 3207313
Case Reports

Congenital fibromatosis (myofibromatosis) of the orbit: a rare cause of proptosis at birth

J M Waeltermann et al. Ann Ophthalmol. 1988 Oct.

Abstract

A full-term infant boy had proptosis OS at birth: A large solid tumor mass was found by examination and computed tomographic scan in the orbit and extended intracranially. Biopsy showed spindle-shaped tumor cells that, with electron microscopy, proved to be myofibroblasts. Congenital fibromatosis (myofibromatosis) is a benign localized tumor of which this case is a striking example.

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