Intralesional Bleomycin in the treatment of Orbital Lymphangioma
Journal Title: Gujarat Medical Journal - Year 2018, Vol 73, Issue 1
Abstract
A prospective study of 15 patients of orbital lymphangioma, diagnosed clinically and radiologically, is presented. Age of patient varied from 2 to 45 years.Treatment of patients was combination of intralesional injection Bleomycin in all patients with surgical excision in some where cyst was anteriorly situated. Dose of drug was 0.5 mg /Kg body weight, not exceeding 10 units at a time. A 24 g needle was passed into the orbital cyst and fluid was aspirated. Keeping needle in same position, drug was injected into the cyst. Follow up after 6 months,4 patients had total regression clinically and on B scan .Seven patients had partial regression and injection was repeated. In 2 patients as mass was anteriorly situated, surgical excision with injection of dye in posterior lesions. In 2 patients there were residual asymptomatic cysts in posterior part and so patients were kept under observation. No significant side effects were observed.
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Nitin Trivedi, Stuti Trivedi, Manasi Modi, Rutuvi Parikh
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