Metastatic Mammary Carcinoma to the Orbit Masquerading as Maxillary Sinusitis
Introduction We report on a case of isolated metastatic breast cancer to the medial rectus muscle. This entity is exceedingly rare. Case A 44-year-old female with a history of breast cancer presented with unilateral maxillary symptoms and was treated for sinusitis. Over time, she developed ocular pa...
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| author | Rami Abo-Shasha M.D. Camilla Stepniak B.M.Sc. David H. Yeh M.D. Brian Rotenberg M.D., M.P.H. |
| author_facet | Rami Abo-Shasha M.D. Camilla Stepniak B.M.Sc. David H. Yeh M.D. Brian Rotenberg M.D., M.P.H. |
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| description | Introduction We report on a case of isolated metastatic breast cancer to the medial rectus muscle. This entity is exceedingly rare. Case A 44-year-old female with a history of breast cancer presented with unilateral maxillary symptoms and was treated for sinusitis. Over time, she developed ocular pain, diplopia, blurred vision and eventually complete adduction deficit. Results T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging revealed a medial rectus lesion. Biopsy via transnasal transorbital endoscopic approach revealed metastatic mammary carcinoma. Discussion Metastatic disease to the orbit should be considered in the differential diagnosis of refractory maxillary sinus pain in patients with a known underlying malignancy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d9980c1f02641a9ac3c977319147cb22022-12-21T23:56:45ZengSAGE PublishingAllergy & Rhinology2152-65672016-03-01710.2500/ar.2016.7.0143Metastatic Mammary Carcinoma to the Orbit Masquerading as Maxillary SinusitisRami Abo-Shasha M.D.0Camilla Stepniak B.M.Sc.1David H. Yeh M.D.2Brian Rotenberg M.D., M.P.H.3Department of Ophthalmology, Western University, London, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, CanadaIntroduction We report on a case of isolated metastatic breast cancer to the medial rectus muscle. This entity is exceedingly rare. Case A 44-year-old female with a history of breast cancer presented with unilateral maxillary symptoms and was treated for sinusitis. Over time, she developed ocular pain, diplopia, blurred vision and eventually complete adduction deficit. Results T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging revealed a medial rectus lesion. Biopsy via transnasal transorbital endoscopic approach revealed metastatic mammary carcinoma. Discussion Metastatic disease to the orbit should be considered in the differential diagnosis of refractory maxillary sinus pain in patients with a known underlying malignancy.https://doi.org/10.2500/ar.2016.7.0143 |
| spellingShingle | Rami Abo-Shasha M.D. Camilla Stepniak B.M.Sc. David H. Yeh M.D. Brian Rotenberg M.D., M.P.H. Metastatic Mammary Carcinoma to the Orbit Masquerading as Maxillary Sinusitis Allergy & Rhinology |
| title | Metastatic Mammary Carcinoma to the Orbit Masquerading as Maxillary Sinusitis |
| title_full | Metastatic Mammary Carcinoma to the Orbit Masquerading as Maxillary Sinusitis |
| title_fullStr | Metastatic Mammary Carcinoma to the Orbit Masquerading as Maxillary Sinusitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metastatic Mammary Carcinoma to the Orbit Masquerading as Maxillary Sinusitis |
| title_short | Metastatic Mammary Carcinoma to the Orbit Masquerading as Maxillary Sinusitis |
| title_sort | metastatic mammary carcinoma to the orbit masquerading as maxillary sinusitis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2500/ar.2016.7.0143 |
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