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Orbital metastasis from ovarian carcinoma in a patient with BRCA-2 mutation.
Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery - 1 Jan 2000
Singh Rishi P, Tullis Sara, Hatton Mark, Rubin Peter A D
Abstract excerpt
A 45-year-old woman with BRCA-2 mutation-positive ovarian carcinoma had pain, swelling, and proptosis of her left eye. CT demonstrated a mass in the left orbit. Fine-needle aspiration and lateral orbitotomy were used to obtain tissue for diagnosis. Pathology confirmed poorly differentiated tumor cells consistent with ovarian carcinoma. Cytopathologic testing confirmed receptor and hormonal markers within the...
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