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Massive Congenital Orbital Teratoma
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