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This is a companion case to the solitary fibrous

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tumor that was demonstrated earlier.

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Here we have a mass which is in an extra-axial

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location and is invading the top of the orbit.

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We note that it is relatively low in signal intensity on T1-weighted scans.

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It's also low in signal intensity on the T2-weighted scan.

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And yet it shows avid contrast enhancement.

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So this has imaging features very much

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like the solitary fibrous tumor.

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The differential diagnosis here would

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include a calcified meningioma,

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which would also be an extra-axial lesion that

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may have, for example, this CSF cleft sign.

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However, this lesion is from the bone and that is best

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demonstrated on the coronal imaging.

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On this coronal image, one can see that the

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lesion is infiltrating the orbital roof and has

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a component which is in the extra-axial

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compartment of the brain but is also growing into the orbit.

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This case went to surgery and this was a

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juvenile ossifying fibroma. Unfortunately,

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many of these fibrous lesions can be quite

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tricky and have similar signal intensity characteristics.

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So the solitary fibrous tumor and the juvenile

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ossifying fibroma in this case had the identical imaging features.

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The solitary fibrous tumor has malignant potential.

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The juvenile ossifying fibroma does not.

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Faculty

David M Yousem, MD, MBA

Professor of Radiology, Vice Chairman and Associate Dean

Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Pediatrics

Orbit

Neuroradiology

Neuro

Neoplastic

Musculoskeletal (MSK)

MRI

Head and Neck

Brain

Bone & Soft Tissues

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