title: Orbital metastatic angiosarcoma.
abstract: We report a case of a 48-year-old man who developed metastatic angiosarcoma in her left orbit. A 48-year-old man was first sent to us for a check up of proptosis of the left eye. A left orbital tumor was recognized on orbital computed tomography scans. The open biopsy showed angiosarcoma. Chest X-ray films and thoracic computed tomography showed an abnormal mass in the left inferior lung field. Angiosarcoma was confirmed by transbronchial lung biopsy. In summary, we believed that the orbital tumour was an initial symptom of the metastasis ensuing from the lung angiosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, University of King Mohammed V-Souissi, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Souhail
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hassane
authors.forename: Elasri
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fouad
authors.forename: Iferkhass
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Said
authors.forename: Reda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karim
authors.forename: Naoumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Asmae
authors.forename: Chana
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Houcine
authors.forename: Oubaaz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Abdelbar
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin