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Solid Variant of Orbital Angioleiomyoma: An Unusual Tumor at an Unusual Site

May 13, 2017252 views

Angioleiomyoma is a benign subset of leiomyoma, a commonly encountered smooth muscle tumor. However, only 8.5% of angioleiomyomas are seen in the head and neck region, of which only a handful of reports have documented its occurrence in the periorbital region.Angioleiomyomas are characterized by endothelium-lined vascular channels and background of smooth muscle.Here, we present the clinical, radiological, and histopathological features of a solid variant of orbital angioleiomyoma in a young Indian male and review the available literature.

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