Orbital Metastasis Secondary to Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review. (August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Johnson, Davin; Warder, Daniel; Plourde, Marc-Emile; Brundage, Michael; ten Hove, Martin
• Is Part Of: Orbit. Volume 32:Number 4(2013)
• Page Start: 263
• Page End: 265
• Publication Date: 2013-08
• Subjects: Eye-sockets -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Eye-sockets -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Orbit -- surgery -- Periodicals; Orbital Diseases -- Periodicals; 617.7
• DOI: 10.3109/01676830.2013.788671
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-6830

Abstract

<abstract> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Introduction:</italic> Merkel cell carcinoma is an aggressive malignancy often associated with metastatic spread, but has never been reported to metastasize to the orbit.</p> <p> <italic>Case:</italic> An 80 year old male with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma presented with ptosis and extraocular movement abnormalities, and was found to have a lesion of the orbit consistent with metastatic spread. The lesion responded favorably to radiation therapy.</p> <p> <italic>Comment:</italic> Although the orbit is a frequent site of metastatic disease, this is the first reported case of presumed Merkel cell carcinoma metastasizing to the orbit.</p> </abstract>