ENCHONDROMA OF THE ORBIT

PURPOSE: To report a documented case of orbital enchondroma. METHODS: A 25-year-old woman had an asymptomatic orbital mass. Computed tomogra phic scan was performed. The mass was surgically removed from the medi al wall of the orbit, and the specimen was submitted for histopatholog ic examination.RESULTS: The tumor showed typical radiologic and histop athologic appearance of an enchondroma with typical hypocellular lobul es of cartilage enclosed by lamellar bone. CONCLUSION: Cartilaginous n eoplasms in the orbit are extremely rare.