A Rare Case of Bilateral Orbital Metastases From Rectal Adenocarcinoma

Colorectal carcinoma is among the commonest malignancies in the World. However, metastases from rectal carcinomas to the orbit are extremely rare. Only a few such cases have been reported in the literature till date. We report a case of adenocarcinoma of the rectum in a 27-year-old male with bilater...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Khan, Quratulain, Farooq, Hira, Ziad, Alishbah, Rehman, Anis, Siddique, Kashif
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Radiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9634852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36348904
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29936
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Sumario:Colorectal carcinoma is among the commonest malignancies in the World. However, metastases from rectal carcinomas to the orbit are extremely rare. Only a few such cases have been reported in the literature till date. We report a case of adenocarcinoma of the rectum in a 27-year-old male with bilateral orbital metastases who is currently undergoing palliative radiotherapy. Our aim is to highlight the role of imaging in the diagnosis and management of orbital metastatic disease.

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