Open AccessOrbital Metastasis of Cervical Carcinoma – Case Report and Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Anupriya Arthur,
Saban Horo,
Dhipak Arthur Balasubramanian,
Jayanthi Peter,
Thomas Samuel Ram,
John Victor Peter
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/14400.7085
Subject(s) - medicine , metastasis , orbit (dynamics) , carcinoma , radiation therapy , cervix , adenocarcinoma , carboplatin , cervical cancer , chemotherapy , radiology , oncology , cancer , cisplatin , engineering , aerospace engineering
The orbit is a frequent site of metastasis, particularly from the breast, prostate gland and the lung. Carcinoma of the cervix metastasizing to the orbit is rare. We report a 27-year-old woman with Stage II B cervical cancer who presented with progressive painless protrusion of the left eye of one month duration associated with diplopia. Histology of the orbital mass was similar to that of the cervical cancer and reported as squamous cell carcinoma. She received palliative radiation to the left orbit 30 Gy in 10 fractions along with chemotherapy (Paclitaxel and Carboplatin). This resulted in regression of the proptosis. We review published literature of cases of carcinoma of the uterine cervix with metastasis to the orbit.