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Vascular Malformations Any orbital vascular problem, especially the arteriovenous (AV) communication engenders a good deal of anxiety not only on the part of the patient and the referring physician but…

Vascular Hamartomas, Hyperplasia, and Neoplasms This chapter includes an array of vascular tumors resulting from new formation of vessels, proliferation of tissue components of the vessel wall, and hyperplasia of…

Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors In this chapter, we describe neoplasias of several neural, neuroglial, and neuroganglionic tissues that share an ancestry from the primitive epithelium of the neural tube. This heterogeneous…

Tumors of Peripheral Nerve Sheath Origin The origin of many tumors in this text is linked, wholly or in part, to mesoderm. However, nerve sheath tumors arise from neuroectodermal tissue….

Fibro-Osseous, Osseous, Cartilaginous, Vascular, and Inflammatory Tumors of Orbital Bone This chapter covers an array of dysplastic, neoplastic, and odontogenic tumors affecting orbital bone. The fibro-osseous group of tumors is…

Tumors of Primitive Mesoderm, Striated Muscle, Adipose Tissue, and Smooth Muscle Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma This malignant tumor in the orbit was once considered a rare tumor of striated muscle. The present…

Cysts and Celes Developmental Cysts Dermoid Cysts This benign tumor runs the gamut from a small, superficial, surgically accessible, easily eradicable lesion to a large, deeply recessed, relentlessly expanding, bone-contouring…

Fibrous and Connective Tissue Tumors and Proliferations Fibrous tumors and tumor-like proliferations are a large and diverse group of entities, which differ greatly in behavior. Some are perfectly benign, remain…

Evaluation of the Patient When the first two editions of this book were written, considerable emphasis was placed on the physical aspects of orbital diagnosis. In particular, the overall appearance…