Liposarcoma (Kennerdell Case 33, PPT)

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Identifier Kennerdell_case33_l.ppt
Title Liposarcoma (Kennerdell Case 33, PPT)
Creator John S. Kennerdell, MD (1935-2017)
Affiliation Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Subject Proptosis; Exophthalmos; Liposarcoma; Optic Nerve; Orbit; Tomography, X-ray Computed; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Microsurgery; Radiotherapy
Description History: A 46-year-old man who presented with a five week history of proptosis of the right eye accompanied by a moderate discomfort. There was no functional deficit. Anatomy: Optic Nerve; Orbit. Clinical: No functional deficit. Disease Diagnosis: Liposarcoma. Pathology: Microscopic appearance of the liposarcomatous cells characteristic of this irregular tumor. Higher magnification of the liposarcomatous cells indicating the malignant nature of this unusual Orbital Tumor. Presenting Symptom: Proptosis of the right eye accompanied by a moderate discomfort. Ocular Movements: Complete right ptosis as the result of the liposarcoma invading the superior rectus muscle. Neuroimaging: Axial CT scan showing irregular bordered lesion of the right superior orbit with variable internal consistency. Coronal MRI of the right orbit showing a somewhat irregular lesion above the Optic Nerve in the superior posterior right orbit. Treatment: Surgery; Radiation therapy; Removal of right orbit.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Text
Source 35mm Kodachrome slide
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: John S. Kennerdell Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Kennerdell/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s64m966j
Setname ehsl_novel_jsk
ID 180107
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64m966j
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