Orbital cavernous hemangioma

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

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Orbital hemangioma

Case Discussion

Cavernous venous malformations of the orbit (a.k.a. cavernous hemangiomas)  are the most common vascular lesion of the orbit in adults.

It is important to note that according to newer nomenclature (ISSVA classification of vascular anomalies) these lesions are merely known as slow flow venous malformations. Having said that, it is probably helpful in reports to include the word 'cavernous' as this term is ubiquitous in the literature and most familiar to many clinicians. 

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