Term Name: orbital cancer
Synonyms: malignant neoplasm of orbit, neoplasm of orbit proper, orbit cancer, orbital tumor
Definition: A bone cancer that is located_in the area behind the eye and derives_from the orbit or secondarily derives_from an adjacent source (eyelid, paranasal sinus, or intracranial compartment). It results_in the eye pushing forward causing a bulging of the eye called proptosis.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:4143]   ( DOID:4143 )

Relationships
is a type of: bone cancer orbital disease
has subtype: intraorbital meningioma orbit lymphoma orbit sarcoma