Orbital capillary hemangioma

Orbital capillary hemangioma is a type of orbita tumor.

Case report

A 3-month-old infant which was treated with systemic propranolol over a period of 3.5 months. A few weeks after the onset of treatment, the exophthalmus had regressed and after 3 months of treatment the tumor completely vanished. This result is consistent with recent publications and supports the role of propranolol in the treatment of problematic hemangioma 1)

1)
Mai C, Vega-Pérez A, Koch M, Bertelmann E. [Successful treatment of orbital capillary hemangioma with propranolol]. Ophthalmologe. 2011 Apr;108(4):364-7. doi: 10.1007/s00347-010-2281-x. German. PubMed PMID: 21161237.