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New ophthalmology research from M. Ahn et al outlined
2009 JUL 17 - (NewsRx.com) -- According to recent research from the United States, "A 53-year-old woman presented with mild right upper eyelid edema without erythema or tenderness. Postcontrast, fat-suppressed, T-1-weighted MR images demonstrated a slightly enlarged, mildly enhancing right lacrimal gland, with an internal zone of hypointensity." "Histopathologic examination showed scattered spindled to stellate fibroblasts within a myxocollagenous matrix. Cells were immunohistochemically positive for vimentin and negative for smooth muscle actin, desmin, S-100 protein, CD34, cytokeratin, and epithelial membrane antigen," wrote M. Ahn and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "To our knowledge, this is the first report of collagenous fibroma involving the orbit." Ahn and colleagues published their study in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Collagenous Fibroma (Desmoplastic Fibroblastoma) of the Lacrimal Gland. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2009;25(3):250-252). For additional information, contact G.J. Harris, Institute Eye, 925 N 87th St., Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. Publisher contact information for the journal Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 530 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106-3621, USA. Keywords: United States, Milwaukee, Life Sciences, Erythema, Dermatology, Fibroma, Edema, Surgery, Ophthalmology. This article was prepared by Surgery Litigation & Law Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Surgery Litigation & Law Weekly via NewsRx.com.
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