Orbital xanthoma in a 9-month-old infant.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of orbital xanthoma in a 9-month-old female.


METHODS
A 9-month-old female presented with a mass in the superior temporal left orbit since birth. Clinically, a dermoid cyst was suspected.


RESULTS
The orbital tumor was removed through an incision in the upper eyelid crease. Pathologic diagnosis was orbital xanthoma.


CONCLUSIONS
Orbital xanthoma should be added to the differential diagnosis of orbital tumors in children.
Kodsi
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Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Pathology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Great Neck, New York, USA. skodsi@aol.com
Valderrama
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery