tumor behind eye

[momy42]

My 12 year old daughter was diagnosed with having a tumor behind her eye. The tumor is not touching the optic nerve,nor is it connected to the brain tissue. What are the options for removing the tumor before it causes damage to her eye?

[Dini_]

Where can I find this Doctor Bascom Palmer can you tell me details please contact me in my email: ***@****

[Cgail51]

My daughter in LA has 2 tumors behind her eye. One is touching the optic nerve. She is at Jewel Stein Eye Institute. May have spelled that wrong. Info is skedgie. She is Bipolar and was in car accident 3 yrs ago and had orbital fracture, but could tumors have been there all along and caused her hyper behavior? Also how difficult to treat if the tumor is touching the nerve. Her eye dr inially said there was no damage to the nerve and sent her to neurologist who ordered MRI and found the tumors. I am waiting to hear from my daughter as this is going on now. Thanks GB in Va

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Read the above postings about the two world famous orbital Eye MD surgeons at John Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami.

I would suggest trying to get your mom in to see Dr. Iliff or Tse

JCH MD

[fayelay]

My mom has a two tumors behind one eye and one tumor behind her other eye. They say its in or right by the rectna  connected please write back and tell me what could happen. I would appreciate it she is my heart and more!! Thank you.. From Glenda                           P.s. I would love to know if they are not cancer or if they are is there a chance she can keep her sight!!

[AnnaE]

I wanted to make sure that you saw this recommendation:


by Giveypup


, Mar 20, 2008 01:10AM
This is a general ophthalmologist's recommendation not affiliated with MedHelp:  Nicholas Iliff, M.D. at Wilmer Eye Institute in Baltimore and David Tse, M.D, at Bascom Palmer are two of the BEST and most COMPASSIONATE orbital tumor specialists in the country, if not the world.  They saved the eye of a dear friend who had an exotic orbital tumor.  Experts in L.A., SF, Madison, Chicago, Iowa, Boston, Philadelphia, Texas, and Moorfield Eye Hospital in London were stumped about what to do other than exenterate her eye.  Dr. Iliff did the surgery (and was heroically aggressive about finding out the exact pathology of the tumor since that seemed to elude a half-dozen pathologists), and although she must be CT and MRI-scanned for the rest of her natural life, the belief is that this tumor was successfully excised with zero complications of strabismus.  

One more thing--both orbital tumor specialists are not aggressively surgically, at all, so they can tell you if the tumor has to be excised or whether it is merely safe to monitor.

Best of luck.  My heart goes out to you--I have three young children.

[Giveypup]

I concur with Dr. Hagan.  

Nicholas Iliff (at the Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins Medical Center/Baltimore) would be my first choice for my family or me.  Please refer to my post above where I accompanied one of my best friends for sight-saving/life-saving surgery by Dr. Iliff.  Dr. Iliff did three successive surgeries--the last of which, a Jones tube implant, was done a week ago, with success.  You mentioned your willingness to travel anywhere for your daughter, and know that we have travelled from No. California to access Dr. Iliff's singular talents.

Good luck to you.