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Case Reports
. 2008 May-Jun;18(3):483-5.
doi: 10.1177/112067210801800332.

Metastatic renal cell carcinoma presenting as a circumscribed orbital mass

S Y Mudiyanselage  1 , V C Prabhakaran, G J Davis, D Selva
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Case Reports

Metastatic renal cell carcinoma presenting as a circumscribed orbital mass

S Y Mudiyanselage et al. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2008 May-Jun.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of renal cell carcinoma presenting as a well-circumscribed orbital tumor.

Methods: Retrospective interventional case report.

Results: A 60-year-old woman presented with proptosis of the left eye. Imaging showed a well circumscribed tumor in the region of the medial rectus muscle. Excision biopsy revealed a diagnosis of metastatic renal cell carcinoma that was confirmed on abdominal imaging.

Conclusions: Renal cell carcinoma can rarely present as a well-circumscribed orbital mass and should be included in the differential diagnosis of such lesions.

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