Metastatic adenocarcinoma of bilateral cavernous sinus and optic nerve with unknown primary mimicking orbital pseudotumor

Bilateral cavernous sinus and optic nerve metastases is extremely rare. We report an extremely rare case of metastatic adenocarcinoma of bilateral cavernous sinus and optic nerve with unknown primary presenting as orbital pseudotumor. She underwent bilateral optic nerve decompression and the diagnos...

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Published in:Neurology India 2009-01, Vol.57 (1), p.82-84
Main Authors: Kumar, Rajiv, Deopujari, C.E, Shah, Rajan, Kumar, Ashish
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma - diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma - pathology
Adenocarcinoma - secondary
Bilateral cavernous sinus metastasis, metastatic adenocarcinoma, orbital psuedotumor
Biopsy
Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms - secondary
Cancer
Care and treatment
Case studies
Cavernous Sinus - pathology
Diagnosis
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Ophthalmology
Optic nerve
Optic Nerve Neoplasms - diagnosis
Optic Nerve Neoplasms - pathology
Optic Nerve Neoplasms - secondary
Orbital Pseudotumor - diagnosis
Orbital Pseudotumor - pathology
Patient outcomes
Radiation therapy
Risk factors
Sinuses
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors
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Summary:Bilateral cavernous sinus and optic nerve metastases is extremely rare. We report an extremely rare case of metastatic adenocarcinoma of bilateral cavernous sinus and optic nerve with unknown primary presenting as orbital pseudotumor. She underwent bilateral optic nerve decompression and the diagnosis was established by biopsy.
ISSN:0028-3886
1998-4022
DOI:10.4103/0028-3886.48807