Orbital metastases from breast cancer: a case report

Bosn J Basic Med Sci. 2011 Nov;11(4):253-5. doi: 10.17305/bjbms.2011.2561.

Abstract

We present a patient with a corneal ulcer of the right eye, with eye protrusion and without anamnesis of cancer. On CT examination there was a bulky soft tissue mass in the cranial aspect of the right orbit, without increasing in signal intensity after injection of contrast. Open biopsy revealed undifferentiated tissue that stained strongly positive for breast carcinoma, confirming the diagnosis of metastases of breast carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Corneal Ulcer / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis / radiotherapy
  • Mammography
  • Orbital Neoplasms / complications
  • Orbital Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Orbital Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed