title: Orbital lymphangioma.
abstract: In summary, we have presented a patient with an uncommon disorder, orbital lymphangioma, with an equally uncommon outcome, restoration of normal visual acuity and ocular motility following total surgical excision. High-resolution axial thin-slice CT scanning with paraxial re-formations was used for preoperative assessment and surgical planning in the case of this 5 1/2-year-old boy with probable lymphangioma of the orbit. The tumor became symptomatic following minor local trauma. Complete excision was possible without impairment of visual or extraocular motor function.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Hemmer
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Milder
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005133:Eye Movements; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014792:Visual Acuity