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Posttraumatic Encapsulated Orbital Lipoma.
Matthew S Chorost1, Vladimir Yakopson2, Eva Chou1
1Ophthalmology Department, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Rockville pk, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA.
Military Medicine
|May 20, 2020
Summary
A rare post-traumatic orbital lipoma was identified in a patient presenting with brow swelling. This case highlights the importance of considering lipomas in the differential diagnosis of orbital lesions following trauma.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Neurosurgery
- Radiology
Background:
- Orbital lipomas are rare benign neoplasms.
- Post-traumatic lesions of the orbit are uncommon.
- Encapsulated lipomas presenting on the brow or orbit are exceedingly rare.
