Abstract
PURPOSE: Primary orbital intraosseous hemangioma is a rare, benign neoplasm presenting most frequently in patients in their fourth or fifth decade of life. We describe an elderly patient affected by this tumor. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 75-year-old man presented with a slowly growing, bony mass in the left orbital rim inferolaterally. He had a history of nephrectomy because of a renal carcinoma. Computed tomography showed a bony lesion with internal radiating trabeculations. A biopsy was performed. Histopathologically, the tumor was an intraosseous cavernous hemangioma. CONCLUSION: Primary intraosseous cavernous hemangioma of the orbit may infrequently affect elderly patients. One indication for surgical removal of these tumors in the absence of visual disturbances is to rule out metastatic disease in patients with a history of malignancy.
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