Question
What treatment methods are available for orbital tumors?
Answer
Treatment methods for orbital tumors include:
- Surgical treatment: Applicable to more than 95% of orbital tumors, such as orbital meningiomas, orbital cavernous hemangiomas, lacrimal gland tumors, optic nerve sheath tumors, and orbital dermoid cysts.
- Radiation therapy: Mainly applicable to malignant orbital tumors and metastatic cancers.
- Medication treatment: For patients with orbital tumors who cannot tolerate surgery or whose response to radiation therapy is poor, medication treatment can be chosen, such as corticosteroids for orbital inflammatory pseudotumors and chemotherapy as the main treatment for orbital malignant lymphoma.