title: The role of endoscopic sinus surgery in the diagnosis and treatment of metastatic orbital carcinoid tumors.
abstract: Carcinoid tumor metastatic to the orbit is a rare occurrence. We report such a case in a patient with a carcinoid metastasis that was found in the medial rectus muscle. The diagnosis was established via a transnasal endoscopic approach. We also discuss the treatment of metastatic orbital carcinoid in the hope that we will increase awareness of the utility of transnasal endoscopy in facilitating both the diagnosis and treatment of posteromedial orbital pathology.
authors.affiliation: New Mexico Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialists, PC, Albuquerque 87102, USA. snot.doc@comcast.net
authors.forename: Roland Z
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Gerencer
authors.forename: Uresh
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: J Timothy
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Heffernan
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*