OBJECTIVE To report a case of pituitary adenoma apoplexy presenting with bilateral proptosis and bilateral third nerve palsy that developed after cardiovascular surgery. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 45-year-old man developed bilateral proptosis and bilateral third nerve palsy after a coronary artery bypass grafting operation. A pituitary macroadenoma with extension into the spheno...

Introduction: Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is rare, but an aggressive malignancy. Central nervous system Burkitt lymphoma (CNSBL) is very rare. CNS Burkitt’s lymphoma is treated with high-dose chemotherapy and radiation. Radiotherapy in children younger than three years old may cause major CNS damage. Case report: A three-year-old boy presented with painful proptosis of the left eye. He underwent aden...

Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is one of the frequent malignancies in pediatrics and involves bone marrow and extramedullary sites. Proptosis as extramedullary involvement of leukemia usually present in acute and chronic myeloid leukemia. It is extremely rare for ALL to present initially as proptosis.Here, a-21-month-old boy was presented with proptosis without any associated symptoms except ...

Six months later, she noticed proptosis of the right eye and her diplopia persisted. Our examination showed acuity of 20/20 OU and a left relative afferent pupillary defect. She had 3 mm of right proptosis, -3 adduction deficit in her right eye and -2 abduction deficit in her left eye with -1 elevation deficit bilaterally. There was no nystagmus. Saccades were normal. She had one Lisch nodule a...

A 75-year-old male with rheumatoid arthritis complained of proptosis of the left eye. On examination, 6-mm left proptosis was seen. A hyperemic and swollen optic disc was visible in the left fundus. Laboratory test results showed positive rheumatoid factor. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a mass lesion in the left orbit. Histopathologic study of the excised specimen re...

Neurofibromatosis types 1 (NF-1) and 2 are significant entities to otolaryngologists because they frequently involve head and neck skin, brain, skull base, orbits, and surrounding neural and vascular structures. We present the case of a 52-year-old male with progressive, marked unilateral proptosis due to a multilobulated orbital mass, secondary to biopsy-proven plexiform neurofibroma (PN). Acu...