A Case of Metastatic Uterine Cervical Carcinma of the Orbit.

Jeon, Young Ho; Shin, Jung Chul; Kim, Dong Seob

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1998;39(11):2822-2826.
Published online November 1, 1998.

A Case of Metastatic Uterine Cervical Carcinma of the Orbit.

Young Ho Jeon, Jung Chul Shin, Dong Seob Kim

Department of Ophthalmology, Eulji General Hospital.

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전영호(Young Ho Jeon),신정철(Jung Chul Shin),김동섭(Dong Seob Kim)

Abstract

In adults, it is known that tetastatic tumor to the eye and its adnexa is rare compared with other sites. Orbital tumors can be classified as primary, secondary, and metastatic. Secondary orbital tumors are those that extend to the orbit from a contiguous structure. Metastatic tumors are those that spread to the orbit from more distant site in the body. and their prognosis for life is poor because of widespread systemic malignancy. We experienced a case of metastatic uterine cervical carcinoma of the orbit in a 33-year-old female patient who came to us with a history of sudden proptosis and decreased vision. Eighteen months earlier, the patient had been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix, and she had undergone chemotherapy, irradiation and surgical intervention. Lung and parametrium metastases were also found six months previously. We report a case of metastatic uterine cervical cancer of the orbit with a review of the literature.

Key Words: Carcinoma of uterine cervix;Metastasis in orbit