Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Metastatic to Periocular Skin and Orbital Tissue Presenting as Orbital Cellulitis

A 56-year-old man presented with a periorbital subcutaneous mass and ipsilateral visually significant orbital inflammation that was refractory to broad-spectrum antibiotics. Orbitotomy with biopsy revealed the diagnosis of metastatic lung cancer, and the patient was initiated on systemic chemotherapy and adjuvant radiation. This is the first report of pulmonary adenocarcinoma metastatic simultaneously to the periocular cutaneous and intraorbital soft tissues. Atypical periorbital and orbital inflammation may be the initial presentation of occult malignancy and require a high index of suspicion and tissue biopsy for diagnosis and life-saving management.