Orbital tumors

Updated and revised to reflect the latest basic research, cumulative clinical experience, and technical advances in both diagnosis and treatment, "Orbital Tumors" provides coverage of the gamut of orbital tumours. Noted Mayo Clinic specialists in ophthalmology and pathology present etiology-specific approaches to comprehensive patient management - from initial presentation to post-operative rehabilitation and follow-up. Of special note: The Third Edition surveys case reports on 1,376 patients treated at the Clinic, and also reviews available follow-up data on some of the original cohorts. Drawing on this surgical and clinical experience, the authors formulate guides, which encompass, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, imaging methods, the laboratory tumor markers, recommended biopsy procedures and specimen analysis, correlation of diagnostic findings, indicated surgical and/or nonsurgical interventions, common surgical pitfalls and perioperative complications, rehabilitation, follow-up, and prognosis. New to the third edition are details of: soft tissue imaging methods suitable for preoperative assessment; immunohistochemistry, monoclonal antibodies, and molecular genetic analysis in the classification and histopathologic identification of orbital lesions; promising adjuvant chemotherapy regimens and current patient selection criteria; the relative merits of orbitotomy and orbitectomy in surgical management; plus an upgraded programme of illustrations - 556 in all, 23 in full colour - including CT scans, sonograms, radiographs, clinical and intraoperative photographs, photomicrographs, anatomic drawings, and more.