Orbital and infratemporal fossa metastasis: An unusual initial presentation of adenocarcinoma of lung
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Orbital metastasis as the initial presentation of lung adenocarcinoma: a case report
Orbital metastasis as the initial presentation of lung adenocarcinoma is very rare, and so the lack of knowledge about this phenomenon can easily result in misdiagnosis, either as a orbital primary tumor or benign lesion. Here, we report a rare case in which the orbital symptom appeared first without any pulmonary manifestations. Our patient developed decreasing vision in his right eye over a 3...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0971-5851
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.116221