Radiation Therapy of Malignant Lesions About the Eye

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Abstract
The ophthalmologic literature concerning tumors of the orbit and orbital adnexa is voluminous, and the number of patients whom the ophthalmologist sees with such tumors is considerable. The lesions of this type that are encountered by the radiologist, on the other hand, and that can be cured by him, are limited, carcinoma of the eyelid being practically the only one. Other tumors arising in or about the orbit are best treated by surgical means or are unsuitable for radiation therapy or, if suitable, can be afforded only palliation, with the possible exception of certain unusual lymphomas and retinoblastoma. The principal tumors arising in the tissues about the eye may be arbitrarily and broadly classified as follows: 1. Orbital tumors Angioma Lymphoma Dermoid tumors Lacrimal gland tumors Sarcoma Granuloma 2. Extra-orbital tumors Extensions from the sinuses Metastatic tumors Neurogenic tumors Tumors of the uveal tract and retina of eye 3. Adnexal tumors Conjunctival tumors Tumors of eyelids Carcinoma of...

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