title: Cavernous sinus syndrome secondary to metastasis from small cell lung carcinoma.
abstract: We report a case of cavernous sinus syndrome presenting with painful trigeminal neuropathy secondary to metastasis from a small cell lung carcinoma, which responded to radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Watford General Hospital, Vicarage Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD 18 0HB, UK. eyapyc@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yew Chong
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Yap
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kosmin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed