Orbit and ocular adnexae

Orbital neuroblastoma

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  • Most common extracranial solid tumour in children

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Classic presentation of orbital neuroblastoma:

  • Child with proptosis
  • Spontaneous eyelid ecchymosis
  • Horner’s syndrome
  • May be a metastasis from an adrenal neuroblastoma
  • Requires measurement of urinary catecholamines and urinary vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) and chemotherapy

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