Vascular tumors in the orbit—capillary and cavernous hemangiomas

Rosca, Tatiana I.; Pop, Monica I.; Curca, Manuela; Vladescu, Teodora Gh.; Tihoan, Cecilia St.; Serban, Ana Tatiana T.; Bontas, Ecaterina Al.; Gherghescu, Gheorghe

doi:10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2005.07.008

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Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 13-19, February 2006

Vascular tumors in the orbit—capillary and cavernous hemangiomas

Tatiana I. Rosca, MD, PhD
- Neurosurgery Unit, Clinical Emergency Hospital “St. Pantelimon,” Bucharest, OP 22 Romania
Monica I. Pop, MD, PhD
- Ophthalmology, Emergency Ophthalmology Hospital, Bucharest, OP 22 Romania
Manuela Curca, MD
- Ophthalmology Department, Clinical Emergency Hospital “St. Pantelimon,” Bucharest, OP 22 Romania
Teodora Gh. Vladescu, MD, PhD
- Pathological Department, Clinical Emergency Hospital “St. Pantelimon,” Bucharest, OP 22 Romania
Cecilia St. Tihoan, MD
- Pathological Department, Clinical Emergency Hospital “St. Pantelimon,” Bucharest, OP 22 Romania
Ana Tatiana T. Serban, MD
- Endocrinology Institute “I. C. Parhon,” Bucharest, OP 22 Romania
Ecaterina Al. Bontas, MD
- Internal Medicine Department, Clinical Emergency Hospital “St. Pantelimon,” Bucharest, OP 22 Romania
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +40 788 425 551; fax: +40 233 216 701.
Gheorghe Gherghescu, MD, PhD
- Radiology Department, Clinical Emergency Hospital “St. Pantelimon,” Bucharest, OP 22 Romania

Abstract

Vascular tumors in the orbit result from new formation of vessels, proliferation of tissue components of the vessel wall, and hyperplasia of cellular elements ordinarily concerned with the genesis of vascular tissue. These vasculogenic lesions constitute the largest group of primary orbital tumors; we present the capillary hemangioma and the cavernous hemangioma.

Keywords: Capillary hemangioma, Cavernous hemangioma, Arteriovenous malformation