Open AccessGlial heterotopia in an adult: A rare orbital mass
Author(s) -
Divya Dabir Sundaresh,
SR Mangala Gouri
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.195602
Subject(s) - medicine , heterotopia (medicine) , orbit (dynamics) , choristoma , pathology , anatomy , engineering , aerospace engineering
Heterotopic glial tissue is very rare in the orbit. Our case was an adult, which is unique since most cases reported in literature involve children. We describe a case of a 60-year-old man who presented with an orbital mass, which histopathologically revealed heterotopic glial tissue.