Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: The clinical notes, computed tomography scans, and histologic specimens of patients with orbital pseudotumor seen at the Orbital Center, Amsterdam, between 1976 and 1994 were analyzed with particular regard to the clinical and visual outcome. The patients were categorized according to the anatomic location of the pseudotumor within the orbit. Patients with pseudotumors restricted to the lacrimal gland or an extraocular muscle were excluded. RESULTS: The authors studied 32 patients with orbital pseudotumor, 20 of whom had histopathologic confirmation. Twenty-seven of these 32 patients received systemic corticosteroids as an initial treatment. Of these 27 patients, 21 (78%) showed an initial response and 10 (37%) obtained a cure. After the initial response, 11 (52%) of the 21 patients recurred. Optic nerve involvement was present in 13 (41%) of the 32 patients, and all except 1 patient recovered with corticotherapy. The mean follow-up of therapy was 4.3 years (range, 5.3 months-21.5 years). CONCLUSION:
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Authors | I Mombaerts, R O Schlingemann, R Goldschmeding, L Koornneef |
Journal | Ophthalmology
(Ophthalmology)
Vol. 103
Issue 3
Pg. 521-8
(Mar 1996)
ISSN: 0161-6420 [Print] United States |
PMID | 8600431
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Glucocorticoids
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Steroids
- Cyclophosphamide
- Indomethacin
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
(therapeutic use)
- Cyclophosphamide
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Glucocorticoids
(therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Immunosuppressive Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Indomethacin
(therapeutic use)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Optic Nerve Diseases
(drug therapy)
- Orbital Pseudotumor
(diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
- Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
- Recurrence
- Retrospective Studies
- Steroids
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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