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Abstract

A case of orbital metastasis of cervical keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma is presented. The patient, in remission from primary cervical and ovarian cancers, presented with complaints of left eye ptosis and pain. Examination revealed the presence of a moderately tender mass along the left supra-temporal orbital rim and downward displacement of the left globe. Computed tomography revealed a poorly circumscribed mass with superior lateral wall bone loss. Excised tissue contained invasive, poorly differentiated nests of pan keratin and epithelial membrane antigen-positive squamous cells with numerous pleomorphic multinucleated giant cells. Multiple treatment regimes were unsuccessful, and the patient expired due to disease complications after 3 months.

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Title
Orbital metastasis of keratinizing squamous cell cervical carcinoma with giant cells. A case report
Author
Gosslee, Jeffrey M; Misra, Raghunath P; Langford, Marlyn P; Vekovius, Bryan; Byrd, William A; Flynn, Steven B
Pages
39-44
Publication year
2009
Publication date
Feb 2009
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
01655701
e-ISSN
15732630
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
216259370
Copyright
Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009