8
views
0
recommends
+1 Recommend
0 collections
    0
    shares
      • Record: found
      • Abstract: found
      • Article: found
      Is Open Access

      Long-Term Outcomes of a Surgical Technique in Management of Subconjunctival Orbital Fat Prolapse

      research-article
      1 ,
      ,
      Cureus
      Cureus
      adipose tissue, hernia, operative procedures, orbit

      Read this article at

      Bookmark
          There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

          Abstract

          Objective

          This retrospective, single-center, interventional study presented the long-term results of a novel surgical technique for the management of subconjunctival orbital fat prolapse.

          Methods

          Nine eyes of seven consecutive patients were surgically repaired using the technique involving connective tissue repair and were intended to be followed-up for more than five years.

          Results

          All surgeries performed were uneventful and esthetic enhancement was achieved for each patient. No postoperative complications were noted. There was no recurrence throughout the follow-up period; six eyes of four patients were followed-up for more than five years.

          Conclusions

          This technique with connective tissue repair achieved good long-term results.

          Related collections

          Most cited references11

          • Record: found
          • Abstract: found
          • Article: not found

          Subconjunctival herniated orbital fat: A benign adipocytic lesion that may mimic pleomorphic lipoma and atypical lipomatous tumor.

          Prolapse of subconjunctival intraconal orbital fat is a rare cause of an intraorbital mass lesion. Over the past several years, we have seen a number of cases in which this prolapsed fat was confused pathologically with a neoplasm of adipocytic lineage, specifically pleomorphic lipoma and atypical lipomatous neoplasm (well-differentiated liposarcoma). We report the clinical, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical findings in 21 specimens from 17 patients, all of whom presented with prolapsed intraconal orbital fat. All specimens were routinely examined and processed for light microscopy. Immunohistochemistry for CD34, CD68, S100 protein, vimentin, alpha-smooth muscle actin, and Ki-67, and Giemsa, Masson trichrome, and alcian blue histochemical stains were performed. Clinical and follow-up information was extracted from a chart review. The mean age (+/-SD) of the patients was 65.6+/-11.9 years (range: 41 to 85 y); 2 were women and 15 were men. Subconjunctival prolapsed orbital fat was localized in the superotemporal quadrant or lateral canthus around the rectus muscle below the lacrimal gland. The lesions were unilateral in 10 and bilateral in 7 patients. No recurrence was clinically evident over a mean (+/-SD) follow-up time of 2.5+/-3.2 years (range: 1 mo to 13.5 y). Histopathologically, all specimens showed an admixture of mature fat, fibrous septae lacking hyperchromatic cells, adipocytes with intranuclear vacuoles (Lochkern cells), multinucleated giant cells with a wreathlike configuration of normochromatic nuclei (floret cells), and varying numbers of histiocytes, lymphocytes, plasma cells, and mast cells. "Control" sections of normal orbital fat showed occasional Lochkern cells but lacked floret cells. By immunohistochemistry, the floret cells expressed only CD34 and vimentin, whereas the Lochkern cells expressed CD34, S100 protein, and vimentin. We conclude that subconjunctival herniated orbital fat commonly contains multinucleated floretlike giant cells, fibrous septae, and Lochkern cells, features that may result in diagnostic confusion with pleomorphic lipoma and atypical lipomatous neoplasms. Importantly, specific diagnostic features, such as aggregates of bland spindled cells associated with wiry collagen, as seen in pleomorphic lipoma, and enlarged hyperchromatic cells within fibrous septae, as in atypical lipomatous neoplasms, are entirely absent in herniated orbital fat. Multinucleated floret cells present in prolapsed orbital fat likely represent a reactive phenomenon, as they are not present in normal orbital fat.
            Bookmark
            • Record: found
            • Abstract: found
            • Article: not found

            Efficacy of transconjunctival excision of orbital fat prolapse: a long-term follow-up study.

            To describe the long-term efficacy of transconjunctival excision of subconjunctival orbital fat prolapse.
              Bookmark
              • Record: found
              • Abstract: found
              • Article: not found

              Spontaneous subconjunctival orbital fat prolapse: presentation of four cases.

              Subconjunctival orbital fat prolapse is a benign entity characterized by orbital fat herniation through a dehiscence in Tenon's capsule, usually between the superior and lateral recti muscles. It is often associated with ocular trauma or surgery, although spontaneous cases have also been reported with a predilection for obese individuals.
                Bookmark

                Author and article information

                Journal
                Cureus
                Cureus
                2168-8184
                Cureus
                Cureus (Palo Alto (CA) )
                2168-8184
                5 November 2019
                November 2019
                : 11
                : 11
                : e6078
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Ophthalmology, Nikko Memorial Hospital, Muroran, JPN
                Author notes
                Article
                10.7759/cureus.6078
                6894896
                31853429
                a0dc9a86-9cfa-4d4d-8c75-75515f09ba66
                Copyright © 2019, Sato et al.

                This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

                History
                : 14 September 2019
                : 5 November 2019
                Categories
                Ophthalmology
                Plastic Surgery

                adipose tissue,hernia,operative procedures,orbit
                adipose tissue, hernia, operative procedures, orbit

                Comments

                Comment on this article