title: The value of cryoprobe-assisted removal of orbital tumors.
abstract: Freezing a tumor and using a cryoprobe for removing a noninfiltrative space-occupying orbital lesion helps greatly in removal of a tumor. The cryoprobe minimizes the potential problem of tearing the capsule of the tumor, decreases bleeding at the time of removal of an hemangioma, and plays a role in removing tumors, either benign or malignant, after they have been biopsied. It is possible that freezing a tumor decreases the potential spilling of tumor cells into the orbit through the biopsy site and upon the delivery of the tumor itself.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hurwitz
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mishkin
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed