Orbital liposarcoma masquerading as a hemangioma.

Orbital liposarcoma masquerading as a hemangioma. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2014 Oct;27(4):359-360 Authors: Vrcek I, Hogan RN, Gilliland G Abstract Liposarcomas are the most common soft tissue sarcomas in adulthood, comprising approximately 20% of all sarcomas; most present in the extremities and retroperitoneum (1). Despite the large amount of adipose tissue in the orbit, orbital liposarcomas are rare. Diagnosis can be challenging due to the rarity of the entity and the pathological similarity to benign adipose tumors (2, 3). Fortunately, the advent of immunohistochemical staining has aided in diagnosis. Management of orbital liposarcoma also can be challenging, as illustrated by the case described herein (4). PMID: 25484512 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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