Imaging of orbital lymphoproliferative disorders

Radiol Clin North Am. 1999 Jan;37(1):135-50, x-xi. doi: 10.1016/s0033-8389(05)70083-x.

Abstract

Lymphomas and leukemias account for a large portion of orbital tumors. Orbital lymphoma accounts for 55% of malignant orbital tumors in adults. Idiopathic orbital inflammatory pseudotumors are pathologic entities that often challenge ophthalmologists and radiologists. This article describes the MR and CT features of orbital lymphoma, leukemia, and some other lymphoproliferative disorders.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnostic Imaging*
  • Humans
  • Leukemia / diagnosis
  • Leukemic Infiltration
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnosis
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Orbital Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Orbital Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Orbital Pseudotumor / diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed