Abstract
Myxomas are benign soft tissue neoplasms, which usually involve the heart, skin and
subcutaneous tissues, and rarely the ocular adnexa. We present a rare case of orbital
myxoma with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and a review of the literature.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
May 30,
2000
Received:
December 1,
1999
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© 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
