A Case of Orbital Pseudotumor.
- Author:
Hong Bok KIM
1
;
Yong Moon SONG
;
Sung Chul LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Exophthalmos;
Female;
Granuloma, Plasma Cell;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Orbit*;
Orbital Pseudotumor*;
Recurrence
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1981;22(2):469-472
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The term 'orbital pseudotumor' has been used to describe inflammatory lesions of the orbital tissues of unknown etiology simulating in their clinical picture a neoplasm of the orbit. The term inflammatory pseudotumor of the orbit has a clinical rather than a pathological connotation. The clinical picture presented by inflammatory pseudotumor may resemble that of a true neoplasm in every way-there is proptosis which is irreducible, chemosis, swelling of the lid, limitation of mobility and frequently a discrete palpable mass. Usually recurrence has been Tare and several methods of treatment has been reported. A 48 year old Korean woman was found to have pseudotumor of her right orbit which was confirmed histopathologically on biopsy.
