Intramuscular Dirofilariasis Mimicking an Orbital Metastasis in a Patient with Breast Cancer

We present the unusual case of a 74 year-old female with a history of breast cancer who presented with acute painless orbital swelling and vertical diplopia. MRI revealed a focal enhancing mass within the superior rectus muscle. As the concern for metastatic disease was high, surgical biopsy was per...

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Autores principales: Henderson, Brett M., Hunt, Christopher H., Eckel, Laurence J., Schwartz, Kara M., Diehn, Felix E., Pritt, Bobbi S., Schembri Wismayer, David J., Garrity, James A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3449108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23008795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/103154

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3449108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23008795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/103154

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