Unilateral Proptosis

Unilateral proptosis.

Twenty-seven children with unilateral proptosis were investigated over a period of 8 1/2 years. Seventeen (63%) of them had local or disseminated malignancy, a higher proportion than in earlier reports. The frequency of inflammatory lesions, particularly ethmoiditis progressing to proptosis, appeared to have decreased, probably because of the liberal use of antibiotics for upper respiratory tra...

Unilateral proptosis in the newborn.

Unilateral Proptosis of Unexplained Origin

ORBITAL exploration has shown that the commonest causes of unilateral proptosis of unexplained origin are small cavernous haemangiomata and blood cysts in the muscle cone space not extending to the orbital apex (Mortada, 1962a). When orbital exploration reveals no abnormality but is followed by slowly progressive proptosis, repeated skull x rays usually show that the cause is a deep orbital wal...

Nodular fasciitis causing unilateral proptosis.

A case report of an unusual case of nodular fasciitis in the orbit presenting with unilateral proptosis is described, and the radiological features are outlined. The histological features are discussed and the benign nature of the lesion stressed. Nodular fasciitis arising in the orbit and presenting as unilateral proptosis has not previously been reported in the literature.

Unilateral proptosis in E.N.T. practice.

Seventeen cases of unilateral proptosis aged 11-54 years are presented. The proptosis was due to mucormycosis in 7, ethmoid polyposis in 4, malignancy in 4, and one each due to Ringert's tumour and fibrous dysplasia. Surgery was performed in all cases with the aim of total extirpation of disease and orbital repositioning. The surgical approaches included transverse maxillary osteotomy, transant...