title: [Analysis of 24 cases of misdiagnosed orbital tumors with visual impairment as the presenting symptom].
abstract: 24 cases of orbital tumors misdiagnosed as optic neuritis or optic atrophy were located at the orbital apex or on the optic nerve, comprising meningioma 9 cases, cavernous hemangioma 5 cases, neurilemmoma 5 cases, neogrowths form the nasal cavity or paranasal sinuses 3 cases, leiomyoma 1 case and hemangiopericytoma 1 case. The authors analyzed the causes of CT examination in early differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Tianjin Medical College.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000175:diagnosis; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*