Panorama of orbital space-occupying lesions. The 24-year experience of a referral centre.
Acta Ophthalmol Scand
; 77(1): 91-8, 1999 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10071158
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The aim of this survey was to study the frequency and management of orbital lesions requiring incisional or excisional biopsy for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.METHODS:
A histopathological review of specimens from 300 consecutive patients with space-occupying orbital lesions managed over a period of 24 years at a tertiary referral centre.RESULTS:
The lesions could be attributed to 73 different entities with low-grade, non-Hodgkin lymphoma being the most common. More than half (54.3%) of lesions were neoplastic and malignant disease was present in 29.0% of patients. The majority of lesions were biopsied using the anterior transseptal or transconjunctival approach.CONCLUSION:
Most orbital space-occupying lesions requiring biopsy are benign and easily accessible. However, the diversity of these rare lesions and complexity of management suggest that patient care is best provided by a team of experienced subspecialists at a designated orbital centre.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Orbital Diseases
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Referral and Consultation
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Ophthalmol Scand
Journal subject:
OFTALMOLOGIA
Year:
1999
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country: