title: Metastatic adenocarcinoma of bilateral cavernous sinus and optic nerve with unknown primary mimicking orbital pseudotumor.
abstract: Bilateral cavernous sinus and optic nerve metastases is extremely rare. We report an extremely rare case of metastatic adenocarcinoma of bilateral cavernous sinus and optic nerve with unknown primary presenting as orbital pseudotumor. She underwent bilateral optic nerve decompression and the diagnosis was established by biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, 12 New Marine lines, Mumbai - 400 020, India. rajivsahumch@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Deopujari
authors.forename: Rajan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D001706:Biopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019574:Optic Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D016727:Orbital Pseudotumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed