title: Metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the orbit and the ethmoid sinus.
abstract: The orbit is an unusual site for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and concurrent metastases of RCC to the ethmoid sinus and the orbit occur very rarely. The treatment goal of orbital and paranasal metastatic RCC is total exenteration. We report a rare case of metastatic RCC to the orbit and the ethmoid sinus. The patient underwent total exenteration, craniotomy, and total maxillectomy. Six years after surgery, the patient showed no sign of metastasis and had successful cosmetic result by using orbital prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jee Woong
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Sang Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Dae Heon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Mijung
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chi
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery