PERIOCULAR METASTASIS ASSOCIATED WITH COLORECTAL CARCINOMA

Purpose: To present a case of a 69-year old woman with periocular metastatic disease. Methods: Standard ophthalmic examination combined with CT and PET/CT imaging, surgical excision of the tumour and histopathological and immunohistochemical examination. Results: Patient presents with large solid le...

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Published inJournal of IMAB Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 2030 - 2033
Main Authors Zlatarova, Zornitsa I., Ilieva, Anna N., Krasnaliev, Ivan Y.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Peytchinski Publishing 14.06.2018
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eyelid metastasis
metastatic colorectal carcinoma
periocular metastasis
spontaneous healing
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Summary:Purpose: To present a case of a 69-year old woman with periocular metastatic disease. Methods: Standard ophthalmic examination combined with CT and PET/CT imaging, surgical excision of the tumour and histopathological and immunohistochemical examination. Results: Patient presents with large solid lesion in left lateral eyelid angle. After surgical excision histopathological examination shows metastatic moderately to poorly differentiated rectal adenocarcinoma. PET/CT shows whole body subcutaneous metastases. Patient receives chemotherapy and eighteen months after eyelid surgery is without local recurrence. Conclusions: Periocular metastasis can present with nonspecific features and should be considered in patients with known systemic malignancy. Treatment and follow up of these patients is multidisciplinary team work.
ISSN:1312-773X
1312-773X
DOI:10.5272/jimab.2018242.2030