Orbital pseudotumor. Pathologic and therapeutic considerations.
Orbital pseudotumor is a chronic, idiopathic granuloma acting as an orbital expanding lesion. The importance of clinical features for a proper diagnosis is relevant. A subdivision in three subgroups is made taking in account surgical, pathological and CT-scan patterns. Therapeutic indications are given according to the follow-up of 29 cases.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed