title: Orbital tumors in children. Characterization by computed tomography.
abstract: CT characteristics of orbital masses in 39 children were reviewed. Histological types and their relative frequencies differed considerably from reported adult cases. Analysis of seven separate CT characteristics for each type of mass indicated certain trends which may aid in the differential diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed