title: [Fine needle aspiration cytology for orbital lesions].
abstract: Cytological examination of fine needle aspiration (FNA) material from orbital lesions is a simple but reliable procedure. FNA establishes preoperative diagnosis essential for planning of treatment. A 58-year-old woman is presented in whom CT demonstrated a space-occupying lesion of the orbit, diagnosed cytologically as metastatic breast cancer. Based on this cytological diagnosis, hormonal treatment was administered and unnecessary surgical intervention was avoided.
authors: Dept. of Ophthalmology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Gdalon
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Malberger
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006728:Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones