Ocular and orbital tumors in childhood.

Jane M Grant-Kels, Kathryn Bentivegna, Nicholas J Saba, Roman Shinder

Journal: Clinics in dermatology 2024;42(4):396-405

PMID: 38301859

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Abstract

Pediatric tumors of the eye and orbit can be benign or malignant as well as congenital or acquired and are usually distinctively different than those seen in adults. Although most of these neoplasms are benign (eg, dermoid cyst, chalazion, molluscum), their location near and within a vital organ can result in serious dermatologic and ophthalmologic sequelae. Lesions discussed include vascular lesions, retinoblastomas (the most common primary pediatric intraocular malignancy), rhabdomyosarcoma (the most common primary pediatric orbital malignancy), Langerhans cell histiocytosis, and metastatic lesions to the orbit (neuroblastoma, Ewing sarcoma). Although cysts and ocular melanoma can occur within the pediatric population, these conditions are covered in other contributions in this issue of Clinics in Dermatology.

Address: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.; Department of Ophthalmology, SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, New York, USA.; Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA; Department of Dermatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2024.01.012

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MeSH Terms: Child, Child, Preschool, Humans, Infant, Dermoid Cyst, Eye Neoplasms, Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell, Neuroblastoma, Orbital Neoplasms, Retinoblastoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Sarcoma, Ewing