Haemangio-endothelioma of the orbit

Ophthalmologica. 1978;177(2):115-20. doi: 10.1159/000308755.

Abstract

A case of infantile orbital haemangio-endothelioma was successfully treated with corticosteroids. Roentgenological and histological findings before and after treatment are described. It is suggested that an haemangio-endothelioma may be transformed into a cavernous angioma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Hemangioendothelioma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangioendothelioma* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases* / drug therapy
  • Orbital Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Orbital Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Radiography

Substances

  • Prednisolone