Clinical and histopathological study of orbital tumors

Web Purpose: To report the clinical profile and histopathology of orbital tumors in patients presenting at a tertiary care centre. Methods: This is a retrospective case series of patients with orbital tumors who presented to the hospital from May 2010 to May 2014.Details on patient’s history, clinical examination, radiological investigations, histopathological profiles were retrieved from medical records. Results: 48 patients were studied (22 males & 26 females). Mean age of presentation was 38.5 (range 2 – 75 yrs). 31 of the tumors were benign, 5 were malignant and the rest 12 being pseudotumors. Conclusion: This study demonstrates the prevalence of dermoid cysts, pseudotumors, hemangiomas and lacrimal gland tumors to be the common space occupying lesions in the orbit.