BENIGN ORBITAL TUMORS

Course overview

PRIMARY ORBITAL MASSES PRESENT WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS. MASSES IN THIS CONFINED SPACE CAN RAPIDLY CAUSE VISUALLY SIGNIFICANT SYMPTOMS, UP TO AND INCLUDING IRREVERSIBLE VISION LOSS. THESE MASSES MAY BE NEOPLASTIC, INFLAMMATORY, OR INFECTIOUS. TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS VARY DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF TUMOR, LOCATION, AND SYSTEMIC INVOLVEMENT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PRESENTATION OF BENIGN ORBITAL TUMORS, AS WELL AS CLINICAL, RADIOGRAPHIC, AND HISTOPATHOLOGIC FEATURES. ADDITIONALLY, THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN DIAGNOSING AND MANAGING PATIENTS WITH BENIGN ORBITAL TUMORS.