Cervical Carcinoma Metastasizing to the Orbit: A Case Report
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https://doi.org/10.61841/semz1y39Keywords:
Cervical Cancer, Adenosquamous Carcinoma, Orbit, Ocular Metastasis, Ocular PainAbstract
Metastasis to the orbit is a rare and unusual complication of cervical cancer. The most common organs for cervical cancer metastasis are the lungs and the liver. Only a handful of reports exist in the literature about cervical adenocarcinoma metastasizing to structures of the eyes. We report a case of a 52-year-old woman with a history of cervical adenosquamous carcinoma presenting with symptoms of headache and eye pain, which eventually revealed metastasis to the orbit with lympho-vascular involvement. While rare, development of ocular symptoms in patients suffering from cervical malignancies should alert physicians to possible ocular tumor invasion, a condition that is generally perceived to harbor a poor prognosis.
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