ORBITAL TUMORS IN CHILDREN: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY AT TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

Abstract

Incidence of orbital tumor is -3.5-4%. Tumors and tumorlike lesions of the orbit in children represent a different histologic spectrum than in adults. In the pediatric population, a delay in diagnosis of orbital tumors, even if benign, can lead to vision loss and deformity. Purpose of this study is presentation of epidemiology, clinical signs and symptoms, frequency and histopathology of orbital tumors in children. The most common clinical findings are leukocoria (white pupil) & proptosis. Out of 75 cases studied, retinoblastoma was the most common malignant tumor (61.33%) while dermoid as most common benign tumor(13.33%). Remaining cases include inflammatory pseudotumor, osteoma, dermolipoma, schwannoma, neurofibroma, meningioma, rhabdomyosarcoma, glioma. The variety of tumor can involve the orbit, neoplastic lesion exceeded the non-neoplastic lesion.