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Benign Orbital Tumors

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Benign orbital tumors represent a broad spectrum of tumors. In addition, orbital inflammation and infection may clinically simulate an orbital neoplasm. In a recent survey of 1264 consecutive patients with suspected orbital tumor referred to an ophthalmic oncology center, 64% of the lesions were benign.

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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 Ophthalmic Oncology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Arun D. Singh

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    Bhupendra C.K. Patel

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    Arun D. Singh

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Patel, B.C.K., Singh, A.D. (2019). Benign Orbital Tumors. 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_9

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