Orbital metastasis caused by prostate cancer is rare. We report a case of prostate cancer diagnosed from the initial ocular signs with complaints of decreased vision and exophthalmos. The orbital tumor was surgically removed and endocrine therapy was performed subsequently. Metastatic carcinoma of the prostate should be considered in the elderly male with exophthalmos.

Purpose: To report a case of choroidal folds caused by enlargement the extraocular muscles (EOM) and orbital fat in patient with immunoglobulin (Ig) G4-related ophthalmic disease. A full recovery was achieved after steroid administration.Case summary: 56-year-old male received intravenous high-dose steroids to treat IgG4-related disease presenting bilateral eyelid edema, hypertrophy all EOM, mi...

The objective of this study is to report and discuss a rare and inflammatory cause of exophthalmos. This report describes a patient with exophthalmos, who was initially diagnosed with euthyroid Graves' with good response to therapy. After 8 years of follow-up, she had recurrence of symptoms and a new evaluation revealed the final diagnosis of orbital pseudotumor. Orbital pseudotumor is an uncom...

Cemento-ossifying fibroma is a benign fibroosseous lesion that contains fibrous tissue and calcified tissue resembling bone, cementum or both. It is frequently seen in the mandibula and maxilla, but it may rarely affect the ethmoid sinus. In this report, we presented computed tomography findings of an ossifying fibroma of the ethmoid sinus associated with exophthalmos. A 25-year-old woman prese...

1. Recent literature suggests that thyrotropic exophthalmos commonly follows thyroidectomy. 2. To investigate the true incidence of this as a complication, a questionnaire was submitted in regard to 1,001 patients admitted to the Royal Free Hospital for thyroidectomy from 1940-1944. 3. Satisfactory information was obtained in 584 cases. 4. Three cases, only, of thyrotropic exophthalmos of a mil...

CASE REPORT We present the case of a 56-year-old male with a malignant exophthalmos in the context of Graves' disease. He suffered a significant worsening coincident with a hypothyroid crisis, and various therapeutic approaches were required for reduction of the proptosis. DISCUSSION When managing this condition, both the severity of the exophthalmos and the activity of the thyroid must be co...

A 71-year-old woman with the blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome experienced 4 episodes of self-limiting unilateral exophthalmos. Is is suggested that a vascular malformation in the orbit is responsible for this phenomenon. A biopsy sample was taken of one of the cutaneous lesions and studied by light and transmission electron microscopy. The histological appearances are discussed in relation to p...