Radiologic-Pathologic Conference of Children's Hospital Boston: intraconal mass in the orbit of an infant

Pediatr Radiol. 1997 Aug;27(8):682-4. doi: 10.1007/s002470050211.

Abstract

A 16-month-old boy presented with left exophthalmos. He was found to have an enhancing intraconal soft-tissue mass. The differential diagnosis of the mass is discussed. The lesion was proven to be a malignant ectomesenchymoma, a very unusual tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Exophthalmos / etiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Mesenchymoma / complications
  • Mesenchymoma / diagnosis*
  • Mesenchymoma / therapy
  • Orbital Neoplasms / complications
  • Orbital Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Orbital Neoplasms / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed