title: [Orbital tumors in material of Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncological Laryngology of Greater Poland Cancer Center 2007-2010].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tumors of the orbit are diagnosed sporadically. Based on the tumor registry of the American Cancer Society the incidence of tumors of the orbit is assessed at fewer than 1 per 100 000 persons. Tumors of the orbit can be divided into three groups: primary tumors, tumors penetrating the orbit from neighboring structures, and tumors that are metastases of malignant cancers from distant organs.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To present the results of treatment of patients with tumors of the orbit treated in the Head and Neck Surgery and Laryngological Oncology Ward of the Greater Poland Cancer Centre in Poznań during 2007-2010.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study group consisted of 26 patients surgically treated during 2007-2010 in the Head and Neck Surgery and Laryngological Oncology Ward of the Greater Poland Cancer Centre in Poznań.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the postoperative histopathological examination 18 patients (69%) were diagnosed with malignant tumors, 7 patients (27%) with non-malignant tumor and 1 patient (4%) with inflammatory lesion. Among malignant tumors the most frequent was basal cell carcinoma, diagnosed in 7 patients (27%). When removing the tumors of the orbit 4 types of operation were performed: lateral orbitotomy, superior orbitotomy, eye enucleation, and exenteration of the orbit. In 3 patients (12%) cancer recurrences occurred. All patients with recurrences underwent reoperation. In a patient with an extensive recurrence of squamous cell carcinoma the surgery was not radical and the patient died during palliative chemotherapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with tumors of the orbit should be treated operatively in appropriately prepared centers. In our material the confirmation of this thesis is the group of patients with recurrences of basal cell carcinoma, operated on many times in the past, who due to the extent of the cancerous process had to have the seeing eye removed. In the case of malignant cancers of the orbit an interdisciplinary approach to the problem and the assurance of psychological care for patients who have lost an orbit are essential.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Chirurgii Głowy i Szyi i Onkologii Laryngologicznej Wielkopolskiego Centrum Onkologii, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Poznaniu. piotr.pienkowski@wco.pl
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pieńkowski
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wieloch
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Golusiński
authors.forename: Jakub
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pazdrowski
authors.forename: Lukasz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luczewski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010036:Otolaryngology; D011044:Poland; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult