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DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.43849
Extraconal cavernous hemangioma of orbit: A case report
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Cavernous hemangioma is the most common benign noninfiltrative neoplasm of the orbit. Most cavernous hemangiomas are intraconal and lateral in location. We present a case of a cavernous hemangioma with an unusual extraconal and superomedial location.
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Article published online:
31 July 2021
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