Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 101-104 , July 2010

Primary orbital ganglioneuroma in a 2-year-old healthy boy

  • Hattan Al-Khiary, MD

      Affiliations

    • Oculoplastic and Orbit Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Oculoplastic and Orbit Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 7191, Riyadh 11462, Saudi Arabia. Tel.: +966 1 4821234.
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  • Ayman Ayoubi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Oculoplastic and Orbit Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Sahar M. Elkhamary, MD

      Affiliations

    • Diagnostic Radiology Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Received 7 March 2010 ,Revised 16 March 2010 ,Accepted 16 March 2010.

  • Image Result

    Clinical photograph prior to surgery showing proptosis of the left eye.

    Clinical photograph prior to surgery showing proptosis of the left eye.

  • Image Result

    Coronal unenhanced CT scans demonstrate low attenuation and homogeneous mass.

    Coronal unenhanced CT scans demonstrate low attenuation and homogeneous mass.

  • Image Result

    Axial unenhanced CT scans demonstrate low attenuation and homogeneous mass with slight to moderate patchy homogeneous enhancement.

    Axial unenhanced CT scans demonstrate low attenuation and homogeneous mass with slight to moderate patchy homogeneous enhancement.

  • Image Result

    Sagital view of an orbital T1-weighted magnetic resonance image showing a well-defined, lobulated mass with fibrous septations without invasion of the bone.

    Sagital view of an orbital T1-weighted magnetic resonance image showing a well-defined, lobulated mass with fibrous septations without invasion of the bone.

  • Image Result

    Gross photograph of the neoplasm showing a circumscribed lesion with a variegated tan-white surface lacking necrosis.

    Gross photograph of the neoplasm showing a circumscribed lesion with a variegated tan-white surface lacking necrosis.

  • Image Result

    Hematoxylin–eosin staining showing mature ganglion cells within a neurofibrillary matrix and no neuroblastoma (original magnification 200×).

    Hematoxylin–eosin staining showing mature ganglion cells within a neurofibrillary matrix and no neuroblastoma (original magnification 200×).

  • Image Result

    Immunohistochemical stains showed ganglion cells exhibiting strong cytoplasmic positivity S-100 protein.

    Immunohistochemical stains showed ganglion cells exhibiting strong cytoplasmic positivity S-100 protein.

PII: S1319-4534(10)00046-9

doi: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2010.03.003

Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 101-104 , July 2010