Childhood orbital pseudotumor

Abstract

Pseudotumor of the orbit is an uncommon entity in children. Three patients under 20 years of age with biopsy-proved orbital pseudotumor are presented. A three-month-old infant, to our knowledge the youngest patient reported with orbital pseudotumor, had a history similar to those of previously reported cases, whereas the two older patients differed from previously reported cases of childhood pseudotumor in that they lacked constitutional symptoms and orbital pain. Two of the patients were successfully treated with systemic steroids. In one patient, radiation therapy was required to reduce the mass.