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Orbital solitary fibrous tumor. Another rare case from Africa

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Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the orbit, initially thought to be rare, is being increasingly documented in the medical literature. We here present the case of a 37-year-old Nigerian man who presented with left sided painless, vision-sparing proptosis. Cranial computed tomography scan showed a globular, left medial, orbital extraconal mass. The mass was excised, en bloc, via a medial orbitotomy procedure aided by left ethmoidectomy. Surgery was uncomplicated and histology of the excised tissue was reported as compatible with SFT. There was also a strong and diffuse immunostaining with CD 34. At 6-month follow-up, the left-sided proptosis has completely regressed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second case of orbital SFT to be reported in an African.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Dr. O.G.B. Nwaorgu, consultant Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeon to the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Nigeria for his assistance in the surgical resection of the mass; and Professor E.E.U. Akang, consultant pathologist, UCH, Ibadan, Nigeria, who also reviewed the histopathology slides.

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  1. Division of Neurological Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, PMB 5116, Ibadan, Nigeria

    A. O. Adeleye

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

    O. A. Ogun

  3. Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

    G. O. Ogun

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Adeleye, A.O., Ogun, O.A. & Ogun, G.O. Orbital solitary fibrous tumor. Another rare case from Africa. Int Ophthalmol 30, 315–318 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-009-9320-0

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