Recurrence of proptosis caused by a second orbital tumour of different pathology.

Case reports There was no significant family history and no history of trauma or of x ray therapy. There were no signs of endocrine disturbances, and no enlargement of the thyroid gland, liver, spleen, or lymph glands. The chest and abdomen revealed no abnormality. The skin did not show cafe-au-lait areas of pigmentation, nodules, or haemangiomata. The temperature, pulse, blood pressure, urine, faeces, blood counts, and bleeding and clotting times were normal. The blood Wassermann reaction, tuberculin test, and Casoni's test for hydatid were negative. The basal metabolic rate, and the 131iodine uptake were normal.