Orbital metastasis as the presenting symptom of extensive stage small cell lung cancer.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2008
Abstract
Detailed herein are two cases of small cell lung cancer first presenting with orbital metastasis. Orbital metastasis from solid tumors is a rare entity. The predominating primaries in Western countries are breast and lung tumors; hepatocellular and gastric malignancies lead in Japanese series. Clinical symptoms and findings reflect the mass effect and the degree of extra-ocular muscle invasion. Treatment is guided by the cancer type and the tumor histology. The prognosis is grim, and with the exception of rare cases secondary to hormone-responsive tumors, the majority of patients succumb to their disease within a year of diagnosis.
Volume
19
Issue
1
First Page
65
Last Page
66
ISSN
1879-0828
Published In/Presented At
Henning, M., Hu, Q., & Siegelmann-Danieli, N. (2008). Orbital metastasis as the presenting symptom of extensive stage small cell lung cancer. European journal of internal medicine, 19(1), 65–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2007.03.011
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
18206606
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article