Lymphoproliferative, Myeloproliferative, and Histiocytic Lesions of the Orbit Omar M. Durrani Rebecca Ford David H. Verity George Meligonis Geoffrey E. Rose Periocular Lymphoproliferative Diseases Periocular lymphoid diseases range from benign…
Lacrimal Gland Tumors Brent Hayek Bita Esmaeli Masses of different types can develop in the lacrimal gland and lacrimal gland fossa (Table 1). Lacrimal gland tumors can be categorized as…
Optic Nerve Sheath Meningiomas Syndee J. Givre Jonathan J. Dutton Introduction Meningiomas are the second most common brain neoplasms after gliomas. They are benign lesions arising from meningothelial cells of…
Vascular Lesions of the Orbit Susan M. Tucker Vascular lesions of the orbit constitute approximately 11% of clinical orbital disease and 6% of orbital lesions that have undergone biopsy.1, 2…
Orbital Infections Allan E. Wulc Brenda C. Edmonson Orbital and periorbital infections are the most common causes of acute orbital inflammation and are distinguished clinically by anatomic location. Preseptal cellulitis…
Noninfectious Orbital Inflammatory Disease James W. Karesh Alexander V. On Marc J. Hirschbein Inflammatory disease involving the orbit represents a diverse group of entities (Table 35-1). TABLE 35-1. Orbital Inflammatory…
Thyroid Orbitopathy Susan M. Tucker Nancy A. Tucker John V. Linberg Thyroid orbitopathy represents an organ-specific autoimmune process that is usually associated with thyroid disease. Although Parry, Graves, and von…
Congenital and Developmental Anomalies of the Orbit Michael T. Yen Patrick M. Flaharty Richard L. Anderson The various patterns of congenital facial and orbital anomalies have been recognized for many…
Neuro-ophthalmic Aspects of Orbital Disease Manoj M. Thakker James C. Orcutt The orbit is a unique structure, a bony cave of approximately 1-fluid ounce volume, opened widely at the entrance…
Cystic Tumors R. Patrick Yeatts A true orbital cyst is any closed cavity or sac within the bony orbital confines that is lined with epithelium and contains a liquid or…
