title: [Orbital metastasis in the adult].
abstract: Metastases to the orbit are uncommon in adults and form a small proportion of the diseases of the orbit. In the orbit, metastases cause symptoms due to the space-occupying effect or to infiltration of the structures within the orbit.
authors.affiliation: Servei d'Oftalmologia, Hospital Prínceps d'Espanya, Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, Feixa Llarga, s/n. E-08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prat-Bartomeu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Metástasis orbitarias en el adulto.