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Review
. 2020 Sep/Oct;36(5):e127-e128.
doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001632.

Periorbital Myofibroma in a Child: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Benjamin Sim  1 , Andrew Gal  2 , Krishna Tumuluri  3   4
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Review

Periorbital Myofibroma in a Child: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Benjamin Sim et al. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Sep/Oct.

Abstract

Infantile myofibroma is a rare benign tumor usually diagnosed before the age of 2 and found in the head and neck but much more rarely in the orbital region. There have only been 7 cases of periorbital myofibromas reported in children in the literature to date. The current case is of an 8-year-old boy with a left upper eyelid myofibroma confirmed on histopathological and immunochemical analysis. A literature review of periorbital myofibromas has been performed to bring the reader up-to-date with the current understanding and management of the disease.

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