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Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología
Print version ISSN 0365-6691
Abstract
CAMPOS-MOLLO, E; MOYA-MOYA, MA; PEREZ-GONZALEZ, LE and ALENDA-GONZALEZ, C. An orbital metastasis as the presentation of lung adenocarcinoma. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol [online]. 2005, vol.80, n.8, pp.467-470. ISSN 0365-6691.
Introduction: Metastasis of primary tumours can involve the orbit via the blood stream. In 19% of cases this type of metastasis is the first oncologic symptom. Case report: A 42-year-old woman with a hard, well-defined nodule situated anteriorly in the right orbit and with mild associated inflammation. MR showed an oval image with homogeneous gadolinium uptake. On excision-biopsy a ductal cancer was found and determined on CAT scan to be of pulmonary origin. Chemotherapy was given and no recurrence occurred in the orbit. Conclusion: Ophthalmologic examination was the first step in the diagnosis of a metastasis of adenocarcinoma of the lung.
Keywords : Metastasis; orbital tumor; lung carcinoma.