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Jose Orlando de Melo Junior1,2, Marcelo Francisco Alcantara Ribeiro de Castro2, Jose Alberto Landeiro3
  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Paulo Niemeyer State Brain Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Santa Teresa Hospital, Petropolis, Brazil,
  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Antonio Pedro University Hospital, Niteroi, Brazil.

DOI:10.25259/SNI_274_2021

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How to cite this article: Jose Orlando de Melo Junior1,2, Marcelo Francisco Alcantara Ribeiro de Castro2, Jose Alberto Landeiro3. Orbitozygomatic approach for large orbital cavernous hemangioma. 28-Jun-2021;12:320

How to cite this URL: Jose Orlando de Melo Junior1,2, Marcelo Francisco Alcantara Ribeiro de Castro2, Jose Alberto Landeiro3. Orbitozygomatic approach for large orbital cavernous hemangioma. 28-Jun-2021;12:320. Available from: https://surgicalneurologyint.com/?post_type=surgicalint_articles&p=10915

Date of Submission
15-Mar-2021

Date of Acceptance
03-Jun-2021

Date of Web Publication
28-Jun-2021

Abstract

Background: Cavernous hemangiomas, more accurately defined as cavernous venous malformations, constitute the most common primary intraorbital tumors of adults comprising 4–9% of all tumors,[4] and the second most frequent cause of unilateral proptosis after thyroid-related orbitopathy.[3] Over 80% are located within the intraconal compartment, most commonly in the lateral aspect.[1] Surgical treatment for orbital cavernous hemangioma is generally required in symptomatic cases, optic nerve compression, and cosmetically disfiguring proptosis.[2] Transcranial approaches, the most familiar approaches for neurosurgeons, provide wide access to the entire superior and lateral orbit. They usually offer direct visualization, allowing for a safer dissection, while minimizing significant injury to the native neural and vascular anatomy of the orbit.[5] Although transcranial approaches continue to evolve, in many cases, they have been supplanted by endoscopic skull base approaches and modifications to deep lateral orbitotomy approaches.[5]

Case Description: A 62-year-old male patient presented with slowly expanding left proptosis, which he had first noticed 3 years before presentation. He was already blind in his right eye due to a history of traumatic amaurosis in childhood. The left eye examination revealed severe proptosis with restricted eye movement in all directions and significant visual impairment (visual acuity of 20/300, expressed by Snellen test, with no improvement on correction). MRI of the orbit showed a large left superolateral intraconal cavernous hemangioma compressing and displacing the optic nerve, with the typical feature of slow gradual irregular enhancement with delayed washout on contrast-enhanced image. A one-piece modified orbitozygomatic approach was performed and a total en block resection was achieved. The bone flap was fixed with titanium miniplates and screws, the temporal muscle and the skin were closed in a standard fashion. The patient did not present any new deficit in the postoperative period. The patient had good functional and cosmetic outcomes with resolution of proptosis, restoration of eye movements, and improvement of visual acuity in the 3-month follow-up. Postoperative MRI showed total resection.

Conclusion: The orbitozygomatic approach for large orbital cavernous hemangioma provides satisfactory orbital decompression and large working space, reduces traction, and increases visualization and freedom to dissect small vessels and nerves that may be tightly attached to the tumor pseudocapsule.

Keywords: Orbital cavernous hemangioma, Orbital tumor, Orbitozygomatic approach, Skull base surgery, Surgical approach

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00:00 – Introduction.

00:23 – Case presentation.

00:50 – Preoperative imaging.

01:18 – Positioning and skin incision.

01:51 – Subfascial dissection.

01:58 – Landmarks in a cadaver model.

03:20 – Orbitozygomatic approach.

03:26 – Tumor resection.

04:34 – Postoperative imaging.

04:39 – Outcome.

Declaration of patient consent

The authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent.

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Conflicts of interest

There are no conflicts of interest.

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