Huge Cavernous Hemangiomas Enveloping the Optic Nerve Successfully Removed by a Vertical Lid Split Orbitotomy
Author(s) -
Jung-Hoon Yum,
YoonDuck Kim,
Jung Hye Lee,
Kyung In Woo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
case reports in ophthalmological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6722
pISSN - 2090-6730
DOI - 10.1155/2014/135252
Subject(s) - medicine , hemangioma , orbit (dynamics) , optic nerve , surgery , ophthalmology , histopathological examination , visual acuity , pathology , engineering , aerospace engineering
A 63-year-old woman presented with a 15-year history of gradually increasing proptosis of right eye. Ocular examination revealed proptosis of 9 mm with decreased visual acuity in her right eye. CT scan showed a well-circumscribed and enhancing orbital mass filling almost the entire right orbit. The tumor occupied the superolateral, superomedial, and inferomedial intraconal space, enveloping the optic nerve. Complete excision of two large intraconal tumors was performed successfully via a vertical lid split orbitotomy. Histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of cavernous hemangioma. There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications. The patient achieved a satisfactory cosmetic outcome 1 year after surgery.
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