Conjunctival Metastasis as an Initial Sign of Small Cell Lung Cancer
Introduction. To report a case of a conjunctival metastasis as the initial manifestation of small cell lung cancer. Methods. Observational case report. Results. A 50-year-old man without known systemic disease developed a conjunctival mass in his right eye. He underwent incisional biopsy of the tumo...
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| author | Afsun Sahin Nilgun Yildirim Deniz Goren Sahin Hikmet Basmak Mustafa Acikalin |
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| description | Introduction. To report a case of a conjunctival metastasis as the initial manifestation of small cell lung cancer. Methods. Observational case report. Results. A 50-year-old man without known systemic disease developed a conjunctival mass in his right eye. He underwent incisional biopsy of the tumor and systemic evaluation. Histopathologically, the conjunctival mass was a metastatic small cell carcinoma. Further evaluation revealed a primary small cell lung carcinoma with metastasis to liver and bones. The primary and metastatic tumors were treated with chemotherapy. Conclusion. Conjunctival metastasis may be the initial manifestation of lung cancer. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a deep conjunctival mass. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d3833b0463174c728a36dff224938d972025-02-03T01:09:07ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352014-01-01201410.1155/2014/614353614353Conjunctival Metastasis as an Initial Sign of Small Cell Lung CancerAfsun Sahin0Nilgun Yildirim1Deniz Goren Sahin2Hikmet Basmak3Mustafa Acikalin4Department of Ophthalmology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical School, 26480 Eskisehir, TurkeyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical School, 26480 Eskisehir, TurkeyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical School, 26480 Eskisehir, TurkeyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical School, 26480 Eskisehir, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical School, 26480 Eskisehir, TurkeyIntroduction. To report a case of a conjunctival metastasis as the initial manifestation of small cell lung cancer. Methods. Observational case report. Results. A 50-year-old man without known systemic disease developed a conjunctival mass in his right eye. He underwent incisional biopsy of the tumor and systemic evaluation. Histopathologically, the conjunctival mass was a metastatic small cell carcinoma. Further evaluation revealed a primary small cell lung carcinoma with metastasis to liver and bones. The primary and metastatic tumors were treated with chemotherapy. Conclusion. Conjunctival metastasis may be the initial manifestation of lung cancer. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a deep conjunctival mass.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/614353 |
| spellingShingle | Afsun Sahin Nilgun Yildirim Deniz Goren Sahin Hikmet Basmak Mustafa Acikalin Conjunctival Metastasis as an Initial Sign of Small Cell Lung Cancer Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Conjunctival Metastasis as an Initial Sign of Small Cell Lung Cancer |
| title_full | Conjunctival Metastasis as an Initial Sign of Small Cell Lung Cancer |
| title_fullStr | Conjunctival Metastasis as an Initial Sign of Small Cell Lung Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conjunctival Metastasis as an Initial Sign of Small Cell Lung Cancer |
| title_short | Conjunctival Metastasis as an Initial Sign of Small Cell Lung Cancer |
| title_sort | conjunctival metastasis as an initial sign of small cell lung cancer |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/614353 |
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