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Large friable exophytic mass protruding from the right orbit. Note the necrotic areas and exudative/hemorrhagic secretions involving the soft and bony structures.
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The lesion had necrotic areas and exudative/hemorrhagic secretions involving the soft and bony structures (Figure 1).
Histopathology showing the typical appearance of "starry sky" with multiple medium-sized highly mitotic cells.
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An exenteration was performed and the tissue sample was sent to the pathology laboratory, which revealed the characteristic "starry-sky" appearance of a Burkitt lymphoma (Figure 2).