Journal article
Massive Congenital Orbital Teratoma
Abstract
Orbital teratomas are rare embryonic tumors composed of a wide diversity of tissues derived from the three germinal layers. The presenting features include, a healthy newborn with extreme unilateral proptosis; marked stretching of the eyelids over a tense, fluctuating mass, with elongation of the palpebral fissure; enlargement of the bony orbit (two to three times normal size) with subsequent nasal and malar deformities; and transillumination …
Authors
Gnanaraj L; Skibell BC; Coret-Simon J; Halliday W; Forrest C; DeAngelis DD
Journal
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 445–447
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
November 2005
DOI
10.1097/01.iop.0000189222.20693.ff
ISSN
0740-9303