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Hybrid neurofibroma-schwannoma of the orbit
Kenneth E Youens1, Julie Woodward, Dana Wallace
1Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27713, USA. kenneth.youens@duke.edu
Purpose:
To report a case of an unusual orbital tumor with histologic features of both neurofibroma and schwannoma.
Methods:
Clinical and pathological findings are presented in a patient with an orbital tumor.
Results:
Orbital magnetic resonance imaging in a 51-year-old female revealed a heterogeneously enhancing right orbital mass. An anterior orbitotomy was performed, and pathological evaluation revealed a tumor with discrete areas of both neurofibroma and schwannoma.
Conclusions:
Hybrid neurofibroma-schwannomas may arise within the orbit.
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