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Globe, Displacement of, in Orbital Disorders

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Proptosis (for forward displacement of the globe)

Definition

Displacement of the globe from its normal anatomical location due to various orbital processes.

Etiology and Occurrence

Globe displacement may result from a wide variety of neoplastic, inflammatory, infectious, traumatic, and vascular conditions. Any mass lesion of the orbit may cause proptosis or displacement of the eye including primary tumors such as lacrimal epithelial tumors (pleomorphic adenoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma), mesenchymal tumors (fibrous histiocytoma, rhabdomyosarcoma), and neurogenic tumors (sphenoid wing meningioma, optic nerve glioma, neurofibroma, schwannoma). In addition, metastatic lesions, representing 2–3 % of all orbital tumors, are usually characterized by a rapid onset of orbital symptoms including globe displacement. The most common primary sites of metastatic carcinoma to the orbit are the breast, lung, prostate, gastrointestinal tract, and kidney.

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Further Reading

  • Dutton J (2004) Orbital diseases. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS (eds) Ophthalmology, 2nd edn. Mosby, Philadelphia, pp 729–743

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  • Karcioglu Z (2005) Diagnosis of orbital tumors. In: Karcioglu Z (ed) Orbital tumors: diagnosis and treatment. Springer, New York, pp 49–60

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois, 1855 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Pete Setabutr

  2. Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Joann Kang

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  1. Dept of Ophthal & Optometry,AKH, Medical University of Wien Dept of Ophthal & Optometry,AKH, Wien, Austria

    Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main Department of Ophthalmology, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Thomas Kohnen

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Setabutr, P., Kang, J. (2013). Globe, Displacement of, in Orbital Disorders. In: Schmidt-Erfurth, U., Kohnen, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35951-4_248-4

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