BACKGROUND Sphenoid wing meningiomas extending to the orbit (ePMSW) are currently removed through several transcranial approaches. Presenting the largest surgical cohort of hyperostosing ePMSW with the longest follow up period, we will provide data supporting minilateral orbitotomy with excellent exposure for wide resection of all compartments of the tumor. METHODS A retrospective survival an...

A 76-year-old man with compressive optic neuropathy secondary to a retrobulbar mass was managed by orbitotomy and removal ofthe mass. The lesion proved histopathologically to be an unusual orbital melanoma with massive central necrosis. There was no histopathological evidence of congenital melanocytosis. Dermatological and systemic evaluation before and after orbital surgery revealed no evidenc...

Natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma is a rare malignancy accounting for less than 1 percent of all lymphomas in North America and Europe. Ocular manifestations frequently presented as orbital cellulites that does not improve with adequate antibiotics. We report a case of NK/T cell lymphoma with rare ocular manifestation that was initially confused with orbital cellulites and chronic sinusitis d...

Dermoid and epidermoid cysts represent congenital cystic benign tumours and belong to choroistomas which originate from aber­ rant primordial tissue. Choristomas are benign tumours that are formed during the embryonic development from the tissues we do not normally expect to be there. Practically, it is normal tissue that is found at the wrong place. During such an embryonic development and for...