Orbital Tumor Surgery

Dr. Joseph C. Maroon has been recognized as world leaders in the surgical treatment of orbital tumors. Having presented at numerous national and international neurosurgical and ophthalmologic conferences and having contributed over 17 book chapters and many articles to the medical literature,  Through their many years of experience and many hours in the anatomy lab Dr, Maroon has developed and perfected many of the modern surgical techniques used to treat orbital tumors.

Drs. Maroon routinely treats orbital tumors referred from physicians from all over the world.  State-of-the-art equipment and diagnostic tools are used to diagnosis and treat tumors of the orbits and brain.

If you wish to be evaluated or would like a second opinion, please call 888-234-4357, and our staff will instruct you on how to arrange an evaluation and what X-rays will need to be forwarded.

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Articles by Dr. Maroon on Orbital Tumors -

A reappraisal of surgery for orbital tumors. Part I: extraorbital approaches.

Surgery for orbital tumors. Part II: transorbital approaches

Maroon, J.C., Kennerdell, etal; Comments to the Editor, “Successful Surgical Treatment of Intraorbital AVM: Case Report”, by Hieu, etal: Neurosurgery, 40(3), pp 631, Mar 1997

Maroon, J.C., Kennerdell; “Surgical Approaches to Tumors of the Orbit”, Proceedings of the Japanese Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Neurosurgeons 16 pp. 231-238, 1997

J.C.Maroon, et al: Recurrent spheno-orbital meningioma. J Neurosurg 80: 202-208, 1994.

J.C.Maroon, et al: Cryosurgery re-visited for the removal and destruction of brain, spinal and orbital tumors. Neurological Research 14: 294-302, 1992.

Kazim, M., Kennerdell, J.S.,etal: “Orbital Lymphangioma”, Ophthalmology 99: 1588-1594, 1992

John S. Kennerdell, et al: Use of the Carbon Dioxide Laser in the Management of Orbital Plexiform Neurofibromas. Ophthalmic Surgery Vol 21, No. 2: 138-140, 1990.

John S. Kennerdell, et al: Surgical Management of Orbital Lymphangioma With the Carbon Dioxide Laser. American J Ophthalmology 102: 308-314, 1986.

J.C. Maroon, et al: Surgical Approaches to the Orbit. Contemporary Neurosurgery Vol. 6, No. 1: 1-6, 1984.

Patrick A. Sibony, et al: Optic Nerve Sheath Meningiomas. Ophthalmology, Vol. 91, No. 11: 1313-1326, 1984.

J.C. Maroon, et al: Surgical approaches to the orbit. J Neurosurg 60: 1226-1235, 1984.

Louis E. Mark, et al: Microsurgical Removal of a Primary Intraorbital Meningioma. American J Ophthalmology 86: 704-709, 1978.

John S. Kennerdell, et al: Microsurgical Approach to Intraorbital Tumors. Achives of Ophthalmology Vol. 94: 1333-1336, 1976.

J.C. Maroon, et al: Lateral microsurgical approach to intraorbital tumors. J Neurosurg Vol. 44, No. 5: 556-561, 1976.

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