Orbital mass causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nawal Muazam M.D.[2]

Synonyms and keywords: Eye mass

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Orbital aneurysm, Carotico-cavernous fistula, Orbital varices, Haemangioma, Orbital wall infarction
Chemical / poisoning	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	Frontal mucocele, Frontal pyocele, Ethmoid mucocele, Ethmoid sinus pyocele
Endocrine	Graves' disease
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic
Genetic	Posterior orbit encephalocele, Dermoid cyst, Epidermoid cyst, Dermolipoma
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	Orbital cellulitis, Orbital abscess, Preseptal cellulitis, Hydatid cyst
Musculoskeletal / Ortho	Orbital myositis, Sarcoidosis, Orbital vasculitis, Sjögren's syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, Dermatomyositis, Systemic lupus erythematosus
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional / Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	Benign: Orbital ossifying fibroma, Lacrimal adenomas, Osteoma, Pleomorphic adenoma, Malignant:Orbit Burkitt tumor, Orbital Neuroblastoma, Orbit metastasis, Orbit Rhabdomyosarcoma, Orbital lymphoma, Uveal melanoma, Retinoblastoma, Lacrimal gland carcinoma, Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Maxillary carcinoma, Ethmoidal carcinoma, Osteosarcoma, Fibrous dysplasia, Nerve sheath tumor, Hemangiopericytoma, Adenoid cystic carcinoma of lacrimal gland
Opthalmologic	Scleritis
Overdose / Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal / Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheum / Immune / Allergy	No underlying causes
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	Retro-orbital hematoma
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	Idiopathic orbital inflammatory disease