Introduction: Pathologies arising within the orbit produce significant symptoms in patients due to its confinement to narrow bony space. Most patients present with proptosis and finally have vision impairment. A variety of benign and malignant lesions affect orbit and the treatment strategies differ.With advancement in techniques both radiological and surgical, it is now easier to pick up orbital lesions at an early stage and help to reach a prompt and accurate diagnosis by pathologists. The present study was conducted to study the morphological types of orbital lesions and itscorrelation with age, sex and clinical features at a tertiary care institute.

Materials and Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at SMS Medical College, Jaipur during study period January 2017 to November 2018.

Results: 35 cases of intraorbital tumors were reviewed out of which 20 were benign and 15 were malignant. Angiomatous lesions were the most common benign tumors (17.14%) with mean age of presentation 57.1 years. Lymphoma and BCC were the most common malignant lesions. Others included Schwannoma, melanoma and rhabdomyosarcoma. In females most frequent lesions were hemangioma and schwannoma while in males it was lymphoma.

Conclusion: Present study shows that benign tumors constitute major bulk of intraorbital tumors, hence a knowledge of all the benign tumors occurring within the orbit saves the patient from over treatment.

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Vijay Ramita

Postgraduate student, Department of Pathology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India