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Isolation of Human Lymphatic Endothelial Cells by Multi-parameter Fluorescence-activated Cell Sorting
Published on: May 1, 2015
Orbital lymphangioma
K M Hemmer1, J L Marsh, B Milder
1Division of Plastic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.
Abstract:
In summary, we have presented a patient with an uncommon disorder, orbital lymphangioma, with an equally uncommon outcome, restoration of normal visual acuity and ocular motility following total surgical excision. High-resolution axial thin-slice CT scanning with paraxial re-formations was used for preoperative assessment and surgical planning in the case of this 5 1/2-year-old boy with probable lymphangioma of the orbit. The tumor became symptomatic following minor local trauma. Complete excision was possible without impairment of visual or extraocular motor function.
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