title: Proptosis--an uncommon presentation of orbital metastases secondary to prostate cancer.
abstract: We report the case of a man with advanced prostate cancer who presented as an emergency with proptosis of his right eye. Cross-sectional imaging of his head confirmed the cause to be orbital metastases secondary to his prostate cancer. The patient responded well to treatment with dexamethasone and palliative orbital radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, UK. gcl395@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vissamsetti
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: McArdle
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hotiana
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.forename: R J T
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Alexander
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018450:Disease Progression; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D003907:Dexamethasone; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen