ORBITAL EXENTERATION IN RCM

Exenteration is a surgical procedure involving removal of the entire globe and its surrounding structures including muscles, fat, nerves, and eyelids (extent determined by disease being treated).
Exenteration is performed mostly for orbital malignancies in an attempt to become cure of cancer with tumor free margins. It is also performed in painful or life-threatening orbital infections like mucormycosis or inflammations. Malignancies of the ocular adnexa are the most common causes of orbital exenteration include squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma , and sebaceous carcinoma. Other less common tumors include conjunctival malignant melanoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland, and uveal melanoma with extrascleral extension.