Ectopic brain in the orbit.
We report a case of ectopic brain tissue in the orbit associated with a bony defect of the orbit and the presence of skeletal muscle. Previous reports of orbital ectopic brain and related lesions in the orbit and at other sites are reviewed.
D001921:Brain; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed