Orbital solitary fibrous tumor. Another rare case from Africa

• Published in: International ophthalmology Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 315 - 318
• Main Authors: Adeleye, A. O., Ogun, O. A., Ogun, G. O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2010; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Case Report; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Motor Activity; Nigeria; Oculomotor Muscles - physiology; Ophthalmology; Orbital Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Orbital Neoplasms - epidemiology; Orbital Neoplasms - pathology; Orbital Neoplasms - surgery; Radiography; Solitary Fibrous Tumors - diagnostic imaging; Solitary Fibrous Tumors - epidemiology; Solitary Fibrous Tumors - pathology; Solitary Fibrous Tumors - surgery; Treatment Outcome; Nigerian; Case report; Orbital solitary fibrous tumor (SFT)
• ISSN: 0165-5701; 1573-2630
• DOI: 10.1007/s10792-009-9320-0

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.