7/08/2016

ORBITAL TUMOR

This little girl has a rapidly growing retro-orbital tumor. At a later time i will post her CT scan. She required enucleation. We are waiting on the pathology to determine future treatment. 

These tumors are rare but include  rhabdomyosarcoma, neuroblastoma metastases, optic pathway glioma, plexiform neurofibroma, leukemia, lymphoprolipherative disease, orbital inflammatory syndrome, dermoid and epidermoid inclusion cysts, and Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis. Vascular lesions reviewed are infantile hemangioma and venous lymphatic malformation.