Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Orbit. Issue 4 (July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dempsey, Katharine S.; Charles, Norman C.; Belinsky, Irina
• Is Part Of: Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery. Volume 34:Issue 4(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-07
• Subjects: Eye -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Ophthalmic plastic surgery -- Periodicals; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Ophthalmology -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.70592
• DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001141
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0740-9303

Abstract

Abstract : A 74-year-old man presenting with proptosis and orbital inflammation was found on magnetic resonance imaging to have a unilateral intraconal mass. Biopsy revealed a high-grade malignant tumor that was interpreted as squamous cell carcinoma. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography imaging subsequently identified a primary lesion in the esophagus. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is a rare cause of orbital metastasis, with only 4 previously reported cases. The authors discuss an approach to orbital malignancies of obscure origin. Abstract : A 74-year-old man presenting with proptosis and orbital inflammation was determined to exemplify a rare case of intraconal, poorly differentiated, metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.