title: Aneurysmal bone cyst of the orbit: a case of rare location and review of the literature.
abstract: Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) are benign fibrosseous lesions, very rarely occurring in the orbit. Seventeen cases of ABCs involving the orbit were reported in the literature. MRI pictures of a 7-year-old female patient with ABC involving the orbit are presented here. The clinical findings were left-sided painless proptosis, diplopia, papilledema and partial loss of the vision. MRI study showed a well-circumscribed mutliloculated expansile lesion of the orbital roof. We additionally make a review of the literature for these rare lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Istanbul Sişli Etfal Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. scakirer@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cakirer
authors.forename: Derya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cakirer
authors.forename: Fevziye
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kabukcuoglu
mesh_terms: D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*