Neurothekeoma of the eye, conjunctiva and periorbital adnexa. Report of two cases and brief review

Neurothekeomas (NTK) are benign soft tissue tumors most commonly occurring in the head, neck and upper extremities of young adults, with a female preponderance. Herein we report 2 cases of ocular NTK presenting as an orbital mass or chalazion. Both cases underwent excision of the mass with histopathologic diagnosis of cellular NTK. Tumor cells for both cases were immunopositive for smooth muscle actin (SMA), microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) and cluster of differentiation 10 (CD10).
Source: Survey of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Source Type: research