Metastatic Osteosarcoma of Lacrimal Gland

Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant tumor affecting the bone. Children and young adults are commonly affected. Metastasis from osteosarcoma mainly invoves the lungs and breast. Orbital metastasic disease is uncommon and lacrimal gland metastasis is even rarer. Here we report a case of lacrimal...

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Main Authors: Smitha K Shambhu, Saptagirish Rambhatla, Anup Chandak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-07-01
Series:Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.243
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description Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant tumor affecting the bone. Children and young adults are commonly affected. Metastasis from osteosarcoma mainly invoves the lungs and breast. Orbital metastasic disease is uncommon and lacrimal gland metastasis is even rarer. Here we report a case of lacrimal gland metastasis from osteosarcoma of the upper end of femur.
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spelling doaj-art-5392334863b1493c95d64c29b6ebd0d42025-08-20T03:11:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology0972-02002454-27842017-07-0127319719810.7869/djo.243Metastatic Osteosarcoma of Lacrimal GlandSmitha K ShambhuSaptagirish RambhatlaAnup ChandakOsteosarcoma is the most common malignant tumor affecting the bone. Children and young adults are commonly affected. Metastasis from osteosarcoma mainly invoves the lungs and breast. Orbital metastasic disease is uncommon and lacrimal gland metastasis is even rarer. Here we report a case of lacrimal gland metastasis from osteosarcoma of the upper end of femur.https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.243osteosarcomalacrimal glandmetastasis
spellingShingle Smitha K Shambhu
Saptagirish Rambhatla
Anup Chandak
Metastatic Osteosarcoma of Lacrimal Gland
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
osteosarcoma
lacrimal gland
metastasis
title Metastatic Osteosarcoma of Lacrimal Gland
title_full Metastatic Osteosarcoma of Lacrimal Gland
title_fullStr Metastatic Osteosarcoma of Lacrimal Gland
title_full_unstemmed Metastatic Osteosarcoma of Lacrimal Gland
title_short Metastatic Osteosarcoma of Lacrimal Gland
title_sort metastatic osteosarcoma of lacrimal gland
topic osteosarcoma
lacrimal gland
metastasis
url https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.243
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