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Case Reports
. 1989 Jun;73(6):461-2.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.73.6.461.

Rapidly expanding exophthalmos: an unusual presentation of small cell lung cancer

R F Spaide  1 , E Granger, B D Hammer, F J Negron, P G Paglen
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Case Reports

Rapidly expanding exophthalmos: an unusual presentation of small cell lung cancer

R F Spaide et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 1989 Jun.

Abstract

A 61-year-old male presented with a rapidly progressive exophthalmos from small cell lung cancer metastatic to the right orbit. His vision in that eye was 20/200, and his intraocular pressure was 36 mmHg. The orbital metastasis responded dramatically to chemotherapy. One week after starting the chemotherapy the patient did not have exophthalmos, his vision was 20/20, and three weeks later the intraocular pressure was 12 mmHg.

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