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Primary renal carcinoid metastatic to the orbit
1Department of Ophthalmology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|May 9, 2014
Summary
Metastatic renal carcinoid tumor can spread to the eye muscles, causing painless proptosis (eye bulging). This case highlights a rare instance of metastasis to the lateral rectus muscle, managed with observation.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Medical Imaging
Background:
- A 70-year-old male patient with a history of metastatic renal carcinoid tumor presented with proptosis of the left eye.
- The patient was undergoing treatment with octreotide and everolimus chemotherapy.
