"Orbital Pseudotumor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A nonspecific tumor-like inflammatory lesion in the ORBIT of the eye. It is usually composed of mature LYMPHOCYTES; PLASMA CELLS; MACROPHAGES; LEUKOCYTES with varying degrees of FIBROSIS. Orbital pseudotumors are often associated with inflammation of the extraocular muscles (ORBITAL MYOSITIS) or inflammation of the lacrimal glands (DACRYOADENITIS).
| Descriptor ID |
D016727
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.675.679
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| Concept/Terms |
Orbital Pseudotumor- Orbital Pseudotumor
- Orbital Pseudotumors
- Pseudotumor, Orbital
- Pseudotumors, Orbital
- Pseudotumor, Inflammatory, Orbital
- Orbital Inflammatory Pseudotumor
- Inflammatory Pseudotumor of Orbit
- Inflammatory Pseudotumor, Orbital
- Inflammatory Pseudotumors, Orbital
- Orbital Inflammatory Pseudotumors
- Pseudotumor, Orbital Inflammatory
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orbital Pseudotumor" by people in Profiles.
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Atypical presentation of IgG4-related disease as an isolated inferior orbital mass. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Sep 30; 12(9).
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Giant cell arteritis relapse presenting as idiopathic orbital inflammation. Can J Ophthalmol. 2020 02; 55(1):e36-e39.
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Idiopathic Orbital Inflammation Associated With Relapsing Polychondritis. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 May/Jun; 33(3S Suppl 1):S167-S168.
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Head and neck inflammatory pseudotumor: Case series and review of the literature. Neuroradiol J. 2016 Dec; 29(6):440-446.
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Sclerosing Lesions of the Orbit: A Review. Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2015 Oct-Dec; 22(4):447-51.
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Idiopathic orbital inflammation leading to unilateral blindness over a 2-day presentation in a child. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Mar-Apr; 27(2):e46-7.
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Inflammatory disorders of the orbit in childhood: a case series. Am J Ophthalmol. 2010 Oct; 150(4):460-3.
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Receptor expression in orbital inflammatory syndromes and implications for targeted therapy. Tissue Antigens. 2007 Aug; 70(2):105-9.
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Combined central retinal artery and vein occlusion from orbital inflammatory pseudotumour. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2004 Aug; 32(4):435-7.
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Isolated optic nerve pseudotumour. Australas Radiol. 2000 Feb; 44(1):101-3.