Intraorbital Mass as a Complication of Metastatic Prostate Cancer
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His past medical history was significant for an extensive left sided maxillary sinus surgery 27 years prior for a periorbital abscess complicating cellulitis and sinusitis; and Prostate cancer diagnosed 5 months prior to the current illness. He underwent radical prostatectomy; histopathology revealed Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate with positive surgical margins and Gleason score of 9. There was no evidence of metastases. Bone scan revealed a left orbital increased uptake, but this was attributed to his prior surgery. He received adjuvant radiation therapy to the prostate bed and Leuprolide depot injections.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012