TY - JOUR
AU - Klauß, V.
AB - Acta Neurochir ( Wien) (2000) 142: 215±217 Acta Neurochirurgica > Springer-Verlag 2000 Printed in Austria S. Zausinger1,A.Muller1, K. Bise2, and V. Klauû3 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum Grosshadern, Munich, Germany 2 Institute of Neuropathology, Munich, Germany 3 Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany Introduction Discussion Eosinophilic granuloma ( EG) represents the local- Di¨erential diagnosis of lesions involving the orbital ized form of a spectrum of pathological prolifera- wall includes dermoid cyst, lymphangioma, mucocele, tions of tissue macrophages called Langerhans' cells meningioma, tumours of the lacrimal gland and ( LC). In the majority of cases EG is a solitary osteo- paediatric pseudotumour and as malignant entities lytic lesion with a predilection for the calvarium and primary bone and soft tissue tumours and metastases. rarely seen in the skull base but it can a¨ect the femur, Solitary EG appear as an osteolytic mass with sharp ribs, and the brain, too [4]. The approaches to treat- borders and a characteristic ``punched-out'' appear- ment include excision, low-dose radiation or chemo- ance on standard radiographs. The relatively high sig- therapy [3, 4, 5]. We report the unusual case of solitary nal intensity on T2-weighted images and moderate EG of the orbital roof in an 
TI - Eosinophilic Granuloma of the Orbit in an Adult Woman
JF - Acta Neurochirurgica
DO - 10.1007/s007010050027
DA - 2000-02-14
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SP - 215
EP - 217
VL - 142
IS - 2
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