Ten-year epidemiological study of ocular and orbital tumors in Chiba University Hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study is to determine the epidemiology of tumors of the ocular adnexa and orbit in Japan.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study on the histopathological reports in the medical records of the Chiba University Hospital from April 2009 to March 2019. Three hundred and seventy two records were examined. In addition, we examined the annual changes in the major types of tumors including malignant lymphomas and IgG4-related diseases (IgG4-RDs).

Results

There were 270 conjunctival or eyelid tumors with 166 benign and 104 malignant. There were 102 orbital tumors with 55 benign, 47 malignant tumors, and 21 cases of IgG4-RDs. Ten cases of adenoma (2.7%), another benign tumor, was also diagnosed. The major malignant tumors were malignant lympho

SUBMITTER: Shimizu N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8459513 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature