[Pseudotumoral amyloidosis of the orbit].

Abstract

A case of orbital amyloid pseudotumour is reported; this rare condition typically present as a ptosis followed by slowly growing orbital neoplasm, in middle-aged women. CT-scan disclose an extra-conal, extra-osseous, calcified mass; preoperative diagnosis of this rare condition might help in avoiding recurrence, probably due to incomplete excision. Pathophysiology of these amyloid deposits remain unknown.

• Authors: H Sevestre, P Betermiez, H Deramond, D Le Gars, M F Gontier, A Smadja
• Journal: Annales de pathologie (Ann Pathol) Vol. 7 Issue 3 Pg. 231-3 ( 1987) ISSN: 0242-6498 [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Amylose orbitaire pseudotumorale.
• PMID: 3435614 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Amyloidosis (diagnostic imaging, pathology)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Orbital Diseases (diagnostic imaging, pathology)
• Orbital Neoplasms (pathology)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed