Orbital paraganglioma: report of a rare case.
METHODS
Paragangliomas of the orbit are extremely rare tumors. We report a well-documented case of orbital paraganglioma in a 45-year-old man who presented with proptosis and decreased vision. The patient underwent complete excision of the tumor with preservation of orbital structures. There was total regression of symptoms after surgery and vision was well maintained.


CONCLUSIONS
Radiological and pathological features are described and differential diagnoses of this entity are discussed.
Sharma
Mehar Chand
MC
The Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Epari
Sridhar
S
Gaikwad
Shailesh
S
Verma
Abhay
A
Sarkar
Chitra
C
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor