Metastatic large-cell lung carcinoma to the orbit in a 25-year-old nonsmoker.
Lung cancer commonly affects middle-aged and elderly smokers. Metastatic disease involving the orbit is uncommon. We report the unusual occurrence of a 25-year-old male nonsmoker with an aggressive form of lung cancer who developed metastatic orbital disease involving the medial rectus.
Jordan
David R
DR
University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Lee-Wing
Matthew W
MW
D000328:Adult; D018287:Carcinoma, Large Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed