Paediatric fronto-orbital osteoblastoma: case report

ABSTRACT

Osteoblastoma is a rare benign bone tumour. It represents 1% of all primary bone tumours. Common locations are the vertebral column and long bones of the extremities. Although well documented in craniofacial locations, only occasional case reports describe orbital involvement. The authors present a case of a fronto-orbital osteoblastoma which posed a significant diagnostic dilemma. Despite early local recurrence, the molecular findings were supportive of a benign lesion.

KEYWORDS:

• Orbit
• osteoblastoma
• paediatric

Acknowledgments

Professor Fiona Bonar,Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Professor Michael Klein,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA

Dr Meera Hameed,Department of Surgical Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, USA

Disclosure statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.