[Imaging features of cavernous hemangiomas of the orbit]

J Radiol. 2009 Sep;90(9 Pt 1):1039-45. doi: 10.1016/s0221-0363(09)73243-3.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Cavernous hemangioma is the most frequent benign tumor of the orbit. The clinical presentation is that of a slowly progressive intra-orbital mass with variable degree of exophthalmos. CT typically demonstrates the presence of a well defined oval or rounded shaped mass but MRI provides superior evaluation of the orbit. The tumor is intra-conal in 80% of cases and usually shows T1W hypo-isointensity, T2W hyperintensity and heterogeneous contrast enhancement that becomes more homogeneous on delayed imaging (5 minutes).

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Orbital Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed