Thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the orbit.
Metastatic thyroid carcinoma rarely involves the orbit. A 35-year-old woman with a history of thyroid lobectomy for a "benign" goiter 6 years earlier presented with a right superotemporal mass causing bony erosion of the lateral orbital wall shown by clinical examination and computed tomographic (CT) scanning. Orbital exploration with biopsy showed metastatic thyroid carcinoma. This represents the youngest patient reported with this rare condition.
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Department of Ophthalmic, Orbital, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, NY.
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D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*