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Soft Tissue Orbital Tumors

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Cranio-Orbital Mass Lesions

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Abstract

The orbital cavity may harbor many types of mass lesions of different histological origin.

They may be classified into seven main groups: vascular, cystic, neurogenic, mesenchymal, lacrimal gland, lymphoproliferative and histiocytic, metastatic lesions. The clinical expression mainly depends on tumor location (anterior to posterior, superior-lateral to infero-medial) and growth rate. The diagnosis is obtained by orbital echography, computer tomography, and magnetic resonance. The management options include biopsy (fine needle, incisional or excisional), surgical excision of the lesion, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. The surgical resection may be realized through mini-invasive orbital approaches, cranio-orbital or trans-orbital, or trans-sphenoidal endoscopic approaches. The orbital exenteration may be limited to selected cases of very invasive or recurrent tumors.

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Bonavolontà, G., Bonavolontà, P. (2023). Soft Tissue Orbital Tumors. In: Bonavolontà, G., Maiuri, F., Mariniello, G. (eds) Cranio-Orbital Mass Lesions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35771-8_16

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