Orbital metastasis as a rare form of clinical presentation of non-small cell lung cancer

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2007

Authors

Macedo, JE (Author) Other; Machado, M (Author) Other; Araujo, A (Author) Other; Angelico, H (Author) Other; Lopes, JM (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Vol. 2

Pages: 166-167

ISSN: 1556-0864

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-004-C31

DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e31802c0036

Abstract (EN): Approximately 11 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed worldwide each year; one in eight is a lung cancer. More than one million people die of lung cancer each year, and non-small cell lung cancer accounts for approximately 80% of all cases of lung cancer. The incidence of primary tumors that metastasize to the orbit is approximately 7%. In 19% of the cases, there is no history of cancer when the patient presents with ophthalmic symptoms, and in 10%, the primary site remains obscure despite intensive systemic evaluation. We report a rare form of clinical presentation of non-small cell lung cancer in which symptoms caused by orbital metastases were the first manifestations.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 2