title: Hyperglobus, do not forget the sinister.
abstract: Hyperglobus is an elevation of the ocular globe with the majority of the orbit remaining intact. We present a case of hyperglobus caused by a metastatic mass from a prostate carcinoma. There are no other reported cases in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, Avon, UK. odontoaitor@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Aitor
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Gea Rico
authors.forename: Sat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parmar
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Revington
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D010166:Palliative Care; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015050:Zygoma