Exophthalmos - Etiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Long-term results with exophthalmos in a surgical series of 30 sphenoorbital meningiomas. Clinical article.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECT: The authors analyzed the long-term results and radiological aspects of sphenoorbital meningioma (with emphasis on exophthalmos) in a series of 30 patients who underwent resection. METHODS: Data obtained in all 30 patients who underwent ... Read more...

Multiple myeloma presenting as bilateral orbital proptosis.

30 Aug 2009 A 58-year-old-man presented with painful rapidly progressive bilateral proptosis with restricted ocular movements of 15 days duration. There was history of significant weight loss in the recent past. Computed tomography scan of the head and orbit ... Read more...

Cavernous sinus thrombophlebitis caused by porphyromonas gingivalis with abscess formation extending to the orbital cavity. Case report.

30 Jul 2009 A 67-year-old man presented with a rare case of cavernous sinus thrombophlebitis (CST) caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis with abscess formation extending to the orbital cavity. Neuroimaging demonstrated a cystic lesion in the right cavernous sinus ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Exophthalmos - Etiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Long-term results with exophthalmos in a surgical series of 30 sphenoorbital meningiomas. Clinical article. 30 Oct 2009
• Multiple myeloma presenting as bilateral orbital proptosis. 30 Aug 2009
• Cavernous sinus thrombophlebitis caused by porphyromonas gingivalis with abscess formation extending to the orbital cavity. Case report. 30 Jul 2009
• Teaching Video NeuroImages: positional exophthalmos in orbital varices. 5 Jul 2009
• Inflammatory proptosis in Rosai-Dorfman disease simulating thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy. 29 Jun 2009
• Stereotaxy for surgical navigation in orbital surgery. 29 Jun 2009
• Retrobulbar hematoma as a rare complication after secondary correction of enophthalmos. 29 Apr 2009
• Bilateral orbital roof fracture. 29 Apr 2009
• Spinal epidural granulocytic sarcoma in a child precedent to clinical manifestation of acute myeloid lymphoma: case report. 29 Apr 2009
• Growth of a presumed orbital venous anomaly during pregnancy with spontaneous resolution postpartum. 29 Apr 2009
• Reconstructive and ophthalmologic outcomes following resection of spheno-orbital meningiomas. 29 Apr 2009
• Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the orbit: a unique radiologic-pathologic correlation. 29 Apr 2009
• Proptosis in a post-renal transplant patient with disseminated tuberculosis. 20 Apr 2009
• Severe exophthalmos in trigeminal plexiform neurofibroma involving the orbit and the infratemporal fossa. 9 Apr 2009
• Orbital schwannoma with cystic degeneration. 30 Mar 2009
• Rare cystic schwannoma variant. 30 Mar 2009
• Cavernous sinus syndrome as the initial presentation of childhood non-hodgkin lymphoma. 18 Mar 2009
• Optic neuropathy caused by naso-orbital mass in chronic intranasal cocaine abuse. 27 Feb 2009
• Bilateral proptosis and jugular vein thrombosis after submandibular abscess. 27 Feb 2009
• Late presentation of retinoblastoma in Malaysia. 30 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'Exophthalmos'

Definition: Abnormal protrusion of both eyes; may be caused by endocrine gland malfunction, malignancy, injury, or paralysis of the extrinsic muscles of the eye.

Descriptor UI: D005094

Alternative terms: Exophthalmos; Proptosis; Proptoses;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C11.675.349;

Technical Notes: protrusion of eye: do not confuse with ENOPHTHALMOS, recession