Congenital Orbital Lymphangioma in a 20-Years Old Girl A Case Report and Review of Literature

We report a case of a 20-year-old girl who presented to the out-patients’ department with congenital, progressive unilateral proptosis and reduced vision. Ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed. Diagnosis of orbital lymphangioma was made on imag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mishra, A, Abuhajar, R, Alsawidi, K, AlAoud, M, Ehtuish, EF
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CoAction Publishing 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3066740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21483541
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Sumario:We report a case of a 20-year-old girl who presented to the out-patients’ department with congenital, progressive unilateral proptosis and reduced vision. Ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed. Diagnosis of orbital lymphangioma was made on imaging. Authors highlight the crucial role of imaging in diagnosis and to plan therapeutic approach. This case is reported because of its extreme rarity and unusual presentation.

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