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- Title
Analysis of orbital malignancies presenting in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan.
- Authors
Khan, Asad Aslam; Sarwar, Suhail; Sadiq, Mohammad Ali A.; Ahmad, Imran; Tariq, Nayab; Sibghat-ul-Noor
- Abstract
Objective: To determine the frequencies of various orbital malignancies amongst orbital lesions in patients presenting in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 666 orbital cases with an established histopathological diagnosis of malignant tumors treated in Mayo Hospital Lahore from 1996 to 2015 (20 years). Results: About 66% of the malignant tumors were primary, 25% secondary, 8% haematopoietic and 1% metastatic. Almost 50% of the cases were children. Retinoblastoma is the commonest tumor (43% overall and 87% among children). Squamous cell carcinoma is the second commonest (15.6% overall and 31% among adults). These are then followed by Adenoid cystic carcinoma of Lacrimal Gland (9%), Lymphoma/ Leukaemia (8%) and Rhabdomyosarcoma (6.3%). Conclusion: Frequencies of various orbital malignancies show geographical variation in both paediatric and adult population.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; CANCER; TERTIARY care; HEMATOPOIESIS; PRECANCEROUS conditions; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017, Vol 33, Issue 1, p70
- ISSN
1682-024X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12669/pjms.331.12073