Orbital Pseudotumors
Transcript of Orbital Pseudotumors
Orbital Pseudotumor:Idiopathic Orbital Inflammation
Shiva KambhampatiMS4,George Washington University School of Medicine/
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Outline
What is Orbital Pseudotumor? Differential Diagnosis Case Presentation Radiological Findings and Analysis Orbital Pseudotumor Subtypes Treatment Conclusions
What is Orbital Pseudotumor? First described in the 1900s AKA “Idiopathic Orbital Inflammation”, or
“nonspecific Orbital Inflammatory Disease” Nonmalignant space occupying lesion involves
orbital tissue and simulates a neoplasm Diagnosis of exclusion, based on patient
history, clinical picture, response to steroids, and occasionally by biopsy
Etiology unknown 3rd most common cause of orbital
inflammation
Differential Diagnosis of Orbital Inflammation
Inflammatory Thyroid Opthalmopathy Sarcoidosis Wegener’s Orbital Cellulitis Abscess Vasculitis
Neoplastic Lymphoma Metastases
•Typically acute – but can be insidious•Painful•Usually unilateral•No real pattern of muscle involvement•Ocular findings include:•Diplopia •Decreased Visual Acuity•Proptosis•Edema
•Absent systemic symptoms
Clinical Presentation
Imaging Findings of Orbital Pseudotumor
Imaging findings are characterized by inflammatory changes in orbital structures such as globe, lacrimal glands, extraocular muscles, orbital fat, and the optic nerve.
MR findings: Isointense on T1 Hypointense compared to normal muscle on T2 Enhancement on post-contrast T1 images
Case Presentation 62 y-o male dull ache in left eye and limited
EOM PMH: uveitis
Other Classical Clinical Presentations include: Eye pain Edema Proptosis Motility Restriction Ophthalmoplegia Lid Erythema
Case: Axial T1 Pre-Contrast
Axial T1 image shows isointense infiltrative process in left eye involving the retro-ocular fat and external rectus
muscle.
Case: Axial T2
Axial T2 image shows the process to be mostly hypointense. Note proptosis.
Case: Axial T1 Post-Contrast
Post contrast T1 image shows the process to enhance and extend to ipsilateral cavernous sinus and along dura
of left middle cranial fossa.
Orbital Pseudotumor Forms Dacryoadenitis Myositis Sclerosis Optic Nerve involvement Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome Intracranial extension
Differential Diagnosis of Orbital Inflammation Inflammatory
Thyroid Opthalmopathy Sarcoidosis Wegener’s Orbital Cellulitis Abscess Vasculitis
Neoplastic Lymphoma Metastases
Histology of Idiopathic Orbital Inflammation
Fibrous connective tissue and scant perivascular patchy polyclonal lymphocytic infiltrates
Treatment Systemic Corticosteroids
Usually rapid clinical response and resolution of pain
Radiotherapy 2nd line therapy Adjuvant treatment when incomplete response 1st line therapy if steroids contraindicated
Immunomodulators/Immunosuppresants
Conclusions Fairly common cause of orbital inflammation
(3rd) Diagnosis of Exclusion, other causes must be
ruled out Occasionally diagnosis by biopsy is performed Systemic Corticosteroids is primary treatment Rapid response to steroid treatment supports
diagnosis of Orbital Pseudotumor MRI better imaging modality for
characterizing intracranial extension Orbital Pseudotumor is not a lymphoid tumor
Etiology Etiology of Idiopathic Orbital Pseudotumor is
unknown, but there are some theories in the literature
Originally it was thought to be infectious in origin, with historical reports occurring after viral illnesses.
Autoimmune pathogenesis was theorized because of a strong association with and rheumatologic diseases. Reports of circulating antibodies against extraocular muscle
proteins IgG4 Related Systemic Disease
Theory that links different inflammatory disorders that were previously thought to be unrelated
IgG4 Related Systemic Disease (IgG4-RSD) Systemic disease that is characterized by
extensive IgG4-positive plasma cells and T-lymphocyte infiltration of various organs
Pancreatitis, sclerosing cholangitis, cholecystitis, sialadenitis, retroperitoneal fibrosis, tubulointerstitial nephritis, interstitial pneumonia, prostatitis, inflammatory pseudotumor and lymphadenopathy, are all thought to be IgG4-related The prototype is IgG4-related sclerosing pancreatitis
(also known as autoimmune pancreatitis) Disease usually responds well to steroid therapy
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