Sir, A 47 years non-smoker male presented with acute onset painless, rapidly progressive left ocular bulging for last seven to ten days. Patient also had diffi culty in left lateral gaze that caused double vision. He learnt to adapt to this by turning his head to the left. There was no other ocular symptom or symptoms pertaining to other body system. His past, personal and family history was no...

This report describes a solitary orbital metastasis of lobular carcinoma in a woman 35 years after diagnosis of right breast lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS). After partial response to anastrozole, the patient was treated with proton radiotherapy to 45 cobalt gray equivalents (CGE) with an excellent response. We additionally discuss treatment strategies for this rare metastatic site.

Primary malignant lesions in the orbit are relatively uncommon. However, the orbits are frequently involved in haematogeneous metastasis or by direct extension from malignancies originating from the adjacent nasal cavity or paranasal sinuses. This paper focuses on the more commonly encountered primary orbital malignancies and the mapping of tumour spread into the orbits.

purpose : to present a case of orbital cellulitis secondary to dacryocystitis case report : a 48-year-old postmenopausal lady was referred with a prominent proptosis of the right eye in addition to external ophthalmoplegia. she had one year history of lacrimation. orbital computed tomography (ct) revealed an extraconal infiltration near the medial and inferior orbital wall consistent with orbit...

We report the case of a 40-year-old woman with chronic renal failure and secondary hyperparathyroidism that presented with slowly progressive proptosis of the right eye and mass sensation in the temporal and frontal orbital margins. Computerized tomography scan revealed two separate hyperdense and well-circumscribed lesions in the right orbital walls. A biopsy followed by histopathologic study ...

PURPOSE To report a case of orbital metastasis from scapular bone osteosarcoma. CASE REPORT A 55-year-old man who was a known case of scapular bone osteosarcoma, was referred to our clinic with ocular symptoms including acute painful decreased vision, proptosis, conjunctival injection, and chemosis. He had undergone surgical excision of the original tumor and received systemic chemotherapy 4 ...

purpose: we report an unusual case of trabecular carcinoid of the ovary with orbital involvement. methods: we encountered a 49-year-old woman with a complaint of bilateral proptosis. ocular examination revealed severe bilateral proptosis and signs of corneal exposure. orbital ct scan showed massive enlargement of extraocular muscles and optic nerve compression. the patient medical history showe...

A 76-year-old man with compressive optic neuropathy secondary to a retrobulbar mass was managed by orbitotomy and removal ofthe mass. The lesion proved histopathologically to be an unusual orbital melanoma with massive central necrosis. There was no histopathological evidence of congenital melanocytosis. Dermatological and systemic evaluation before and after orbital surgery revealed no evidenc...

Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare soft tissue neoplasm. The incidence of orbital involvement is the highest in ASPS arising in the head and neck region. However, limited information is available regarding its clinical characteristics. The present study presents the clinical manifestations, imaging findings, pathological features, treatment strategies and prognosis records of 8 cases o...

OBJECTIVE To present the case of a radioiodine therapy-naïve thyroid cancer patient with postthyroidectomy diplopia. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 63-year-old male patient presented with goiter. Histology performed after thyroidectomy proved follicular thyroid cancer. Without (131)I therapy, diplopia occurred from metastasis to the right medial rectus muscle. Improvement followed a...