Orbital mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is a very uncommon lesion of the bone and extraskeletal tissue. To our knowledge, approximately 30 cases have been described. We present the case of a 52-year-old male who presented with a history of progressive proptosis and chemosis of the right eye caused by an orbital tumor. He underwent exenteration of the right orbit, and the histological examination rev...

Orbital solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare tumor and orbits are a very uncommon site. It is mostly noted to arise from mesenchymal structures like pleura and peritoneum. The diagnosis of orbital SFT cannot be made with certainty on clinical or radiological evaluation alone and requires immunohistochemical studies for confirmation. Orbital SFT's usually show an indolent clinical course and a...

A 21-year-old man was in a motor collision, resulting in skull fractures and subsequent craniectomy (figure). When he was able to communicate, 60 days after injury, he reported vertical oscillopsia and a throbbing sensation around his left eye. Examination revealed monocular left orbital pulsations (video on the Neurology® Web site at Neurology.org). Orbital pulsations can result from a caverno...

Schwannomas, arising from the nerve sheath, are rare tumors of the orbit. They may present with various clinical presentations depending on localization of tumors in the orbit and the nerve from which they arise. Therefore, they should be considered as differential diagnosis of orbital disease. In this study, the case of isolated orbital schwannoma is discussed in the light of the literature. A...

Orbital neoplasms with associated bone erosions and intracranial extension are generally considered suspicious for malignancies. Here, we describe the clinical and radiological findings, as well as the surgical management of two extraordinary cases, in which such bony perforations with subsequent intracranial tumor growth resulted from benign angiomatous orbital neoplasms. Two female patients, ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The possible relationship of orbit deformities in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) to plexiform neurofibromas (PNFs) have not been fully elucidated. Our purpose was to review orbital changes in patients with craniofacial NF1. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed CT and MR imaging abnormalities of the orbit in 31 patients (18 male, 13 female; mean age, 14 years; age range 1...

The patient is a seventheen years old girl, with severe pain and swelling in right maxillary sinus region and facial deformity from two weeks prior to referring. CT scan demonstrated a large tumoral mass in right maxillary sinus extended to petereigomaxillary fossa, orbital floor, lacrimal system and nasoethmoid region. Hard palate had been destroyed and bulged in to the oral cavity. Tumor was ...

purpose : to report a patient with orbital pseudotumor masquerading as orbital cellulitis case report : a 42-year-old woman was referred to orbit and oculoplastic clinic with 6 days history of left orbital pain, proptosis, lid edema and fever. clinical finding included severe lid edema, chemosis, conjunctival injection and severe restriction in extraocular motility. she was diagnosed as orbital...