[Proptosis as the first sign of recurrent scirrhous breast carcinoma].
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005;
80:737-40. [PMID:
16372219 DOI:
10.4321/s0365-66912005001200011]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To inform clinicians of a metastatic orbital neoplasm that frequently masquerades as an orbital inflammatory syndrome.
CASE REPORT
The case of a 61-year-old woman, diagnosed and treated seven years ago for a scirrhous breast carcinoma is presented. She complained of blurred vision and proptosis of the left eye and these symptoms were the first manifestation of tumor relapse.
DISCUSSION
When orbital inflammation is detected in an adult female patient, a full medical history must be obtained and physical examination performed, as orbital metastases have been reported to be the initial manifestation of malignancy in 30 to 50% of cases.
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