title: Orbital Metastasis of Cervical Carcinoma - Case Report and Review of Literature.
abstract: The orbit is a frequent site of metastasis, particularly from the breast, prostate gland and the lung. Carcinoma of the cervix metastasizing to the orbit is rare. We report a 27-year-old woman with Stage II B cervical cancer who presented with progressive painless protrusion of the left eye of one month duration associated with diplopia. Histology of the orbital mass was similar to that of the cervical cancer and reported as squamous cell carcinoma. She received palliative radiation to the left orbit 30 Gy in 10 fractions along with chemotherapy (Paclitaxel and Carboplatin). This resulted in regression of the proptosis. We review published literature of cases of carcinoma of the uterine cervix with metastasis to the orbit.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Christian Medical College, Vellore Christian Medical College , Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors.forename: Anupriya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arthur
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Christian Medical College, Vellore Christian Medical College , Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors.forename: Saban
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horo
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Ophthalmology, Christian Medical College, Vellore Christian Medical College , Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors.forename: Dhipak Arthur
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Balasubramanian
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Christian Medical College, Vellore Christian Medical College , Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors.forename: Jayanthi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peter
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Radiation Therapy, Christian Medical College, Vellore Christian Medical College , Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors.forename: Thomas Samuel
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore Christian Medical College , Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India .
authors.forename: John Victor
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Peter
keywords: Proptosis; Radiotherapy; Uterine neoplasm