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Orbital Meningioma

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Orbital meningiomas can be divided into optic nerve sheath meningiomas, sphenoid wing meningiomas with orbital involvement, or primary orbital meningiomas. Orbital meningiomas comprise 34% of all primary brain tumors and 4% of all orbital tumors. Orbital meningiomas can cause proptosis, compression of the optic nerve, contents of the superior orbital fissure, cavernous sinus, and the temporal and frontal lobes. The proximity to vital neurological structures makes surgery demanding and challenging. “There is nothing in the whole realm of surgery more gratifying than the successful removal of a meningioma with subsequent perfect functional recovery” (Harvey Cushing, 1922).

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  1. Division of Facial Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Bhupendra C. K. Patel

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    William T. Couldwell

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  1. Division of Orbital and Oculofacial Plastic Surgery, Cole Eye Institute Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Catherine J. Hwang

  2. Division of Facial Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Bhupendra C.K. Patel

  3. Department of Ophthalmic Oncology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Arun D. Singh

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Patel, B.C.K., Couldwell, W.T. (2019). Orbital Meningioma. In: Hwang, C.J., Patel, B.C., Singh, A.D. (eds) Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13558-4_10

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