BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the commonest malignancies in Nigeria, however metastasis to the orbit is a rare presentation. OBJECTIVE To present a rare case of orbital metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma. CASE REPORT A 25-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of pain, progressive swelling and burred vision of the right eye. Examination revealed marked proptosis o...

INTRODUCTION The frequency of intra-orbital metastasis in systemic cancer is a controversial topic. Of all metastatic tumors to the orbit of the eye, breast carcinoma is considered to be the most prevalent. Orbital findings typically present themselves after the diagnosis of the primary tumor, with an average delay of three to six years. In spite of that, this study reports a case in which orbi...

Reduction in visual acuity due to orbital metastasis is rarely the first sign of lung cancer and very few cases have been published in the literature. Here we report a rare case of lung adenocarcinoma with orbital metastasis as the first presenting sign. The incidence of primary tumors that metastasize to the orbit is approximately 7%. In 19% of the cases, there is no history of cancer when the...

To cite: Ahmed M, Begum T. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015211447 DESCRIPTION An 82-year-old man presented with proptosis, progressive throbbing pain and blurry vision in the right eye, gradually worsening over the past 3 weeks. The patient was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had undergone a radical prostatectomy nearly 14 years prior. After...