Orbital Metastasis as a Presenting Feature of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review
Authors
Armida L. Suller-Pansacola, MD
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines; Manila Doctors Hospital, Manila, Philippines
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orbital metastasis thyroid cancerthyroid carcinoma papillary thyroid carcinoma
Abstract
A 61-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of non-painful left eye proptosis. Imaging studies showed a superotemporal mass in the left orbit with intracranial extension. Surgical excision of the orbitocranial mass was performed and histopathologic examination revealed metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma. She subsequently underwent total thyroidectomy. Orbital metastasis from thyroid carcinoma is rare and can be the initial manifestation of occult disease in 63% of cases.