An unusual orbital lesion: hepatoma metastatic to the orbit.
The authors describe a case of histologically proven orbital metastasis from a hepatic carcinoma in an 85-year-old patient with rapid onset of proptosis and visual loss. The clinical diagnosis of orbital metastatic lesion was established by standardized echography and CT scan. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the third histologically proven case of hepatoma metastatic to the orbit.
First Chair of Ophthalmology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
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Tranfa
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Cennamo
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Rosa
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De Rosa
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Boscaino
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Bonavolontà
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000473:pathology