Benign Orbital Lesions

Abstract

Benign orbital lesions comprise a wide spectrum of pathologies that greatly differ in their nature, originating from different orbital tissues. In this review paper, we describe the most commonly encountered orbital diseases in children, such as congenital, inflammatory, and infectious disorders. We also describe a variety of vascular lesions, including benign neoplasms, and malformations as well as other various benign neoplastic soft tissue and osseous lesions. We focus on the appropriate choice of imaging modalities for each entity.

Keywords

orbital imaging - pediatric - congenital - vascular - inflammatory/infectious orbital lesions - benign orbital neoplasm

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