CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS PRESENTING AS AN ORBITAL TUMOR - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
GEETHA N CHANDRALEKHA B KUMAR A ITTIYAVIRAH AK RAMADAS K JOSEPH F
Citation
N. Geetha et al., CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS PRESENTING AS AN ORBITAL TUMOR - A CASE-REPORT, American journal of clinical oncology, 21(5), 1998, pp. 532-533
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology
Journal title
American journal of clinical oncology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02773732
Volume
21
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
532 - 533
Database
ISI
SICI code
0277-3732(1998)21:5<532:COTPPA>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Metastasis to the orbit from pancreatic adenocarcinoma is rare. A 38-y ear-old man with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the right orbit at initi al examination is described. Two months later he was diagnosed with a pancreatic primary tumor. The incidence and pattern of orbital metasta sis in carcinomas is briefly discussed.