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Orbital lipoma: 2 cases and review of literature
Nagendra B Shah1, Wilma Y Chang, Valerie A White
1Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India.
Purpose:
Lipomas are rare benign tumors of the orbit that can resemble a variety of other orbital masses. We present 2 patients with orbital lipomas and review the literature.
Method:
Retrospective review of clinical charts, imaging studies, and pathology specimens.
Results:
We encountered 2 patients with lipomas, both presenting with orbital swelling and a mass noted on clinical examination. A well-circumscribed lesion was seen on CT, which on excision was composed of mature fat cells arranged in lobules and surrounded by a diaphanous capsule.
Conclusions:
Lipomas arising in the orbit may evoke a range of clinicoradiologic differential diagnoses.