Carcinoid tumors of the orbit: a dilemma of diagnosis and treatment.
Carcinoid tumors arise from the gastrointestinal tract or the bronchial tree, and tumors of either origin produce symptoms locally or secrete amines that produce a carcinoid syndrome systemically. Metastatic carcinoid tumors to the orbit are rare and, thus, present a special problem in diagnosis and treatment. We describe a case of metastatic orbital carcinoid that presented itself 6 years prior to the discovery of the primary ileal lesion. This case report describes the unusual presentation, reviews previously published data, and addresses controversial opinions regarding therapy.
El-Toukhy
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Division of Ophthalmology, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Levine
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Abdul-Karim
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Larson
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D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D017233:Orbit Evisceration; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed