Ipsilateral orbital cavernous hemangioma and choroidal hemangioma.
OBJECTIVE
A unique case of simultaneous ipsilateral choroidal and orbital hemangiomas is described.


METHODS
A 71-year-old man was found to have a left orbital intraconal mass while being worked up for intractable headache. He also had a left juxtapapillary choroidal hemangioma which did not cause any leakage to macular area.


RESULTS
The left intraconal tumor was removed by medial transconjunctival orbitotomy. Histopathological examination revealed cavernous hemangioma. The ipsilateral choroidal hemangioma was managed by observation only. During 15 months of follow-up, there has been no growth or accumulation of subretinal fluid.


CONCLUSIONS
The occurrence of orbital cavernous and choroidal hemangiomas on the same side suggests common pathogenic derangement acting on two different sites.
Kiratli
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Department of Ophthalmology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. hkiratli@hacettepe.edu.tr
D000368:Aged; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology*; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*