Pleomorphic sarcoma of the eye: a brief literature review and a clinical case

Pleomorphic sarcomas (PS) are a heterogeneous group of poorly differentiated malignant neoplasms mesenchymal origin affecting various organs and tissues, which account for 5–7% all soft tissue tumors. PS most often affects the tissues extremities, while being extremely rare in orbital region eyeball. The final diagnosis is given after histological immunohistochemical (IHC) test supplemented by cytogenetic some cases. differential based on histogenetic types determined. It should be noted that clinical, instrumental or morphological between eye melanoma sometimes difficult. paper presents case eyeball with an invasion into orbit, providing detailed description clinical signs disease, results macroscopic, IHC tests surgical material, review literature discussing this pathology. Given rarity eye, may interest to ophthalmologists oncomorphologists.