Orbital Metastasis of Breast Cancer Mimicking Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis
Joint Authors
Sampaio, Marcelo Hamilton
Sakano, Eulalia
Tabai, Mayara
Hazboun, Igor Moreira
Sakuma, Emerson Taro Inoue
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
A range of traumatic, vascular, inflammatory, infectious, and neoplastic processes can affect the orbit and its structures.
In the area of otolaryngology, the rhino-orbital-cerebral involvement of invasive fungal rhinosinusitis can affect the orbit, which may look like initially a rhinosinusitis or even mimic malignancy.
Case Presentation.
Female patient, 32 years old, with headache and ocular proptosis.
She was using prednisone in immunosuppressive doses for a year and had breast cancer treated three years earlier.
The initial CT scan showed opacification of the sphenoid and ethmoid sinuses, left intraorbital involvement and contrast impregnation in the cavernous sinus.
The biopsy resulted positive for invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast.
Discussion.
The initial CT scan of our patient showed both signs of early changes of invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (IFR) and possible metastatic involvement.
The intracranial extension and ocular involvement are usually the most common signs of IFR (first hypothesis).
Among metastases at the orbit and the eye, breast and lung carcinomas are the most frequent.
Conclusion.
Although several studies on the differential diagnosis of orbital lesions exist, especially when it concerns the involvement of the nasal cavity, the diagnosis by imaging is still a challenge.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tabai, Mayara& Hazboun, Igor Moreira& Sakuma, Emerson Taro Inoue& Sampaio, Marcelo Hamilton& Sakano, Eulalia. 2016. Orbital Metastasis of Breast Cancer Mimicking Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102278
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tabai, Mayara…[et al.]. Orbital Metastasis of Breast Cancer Mimicking Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102278
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tabai, Mayara& Hazboun, Igor Moreira& Sakuma, Emerson Taro Inoue& Sampaio, Marcelo Hamilton& Sakano, Eulalia. Orbital Metastasis of Breast Cancer Mimicking Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102278
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102278