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Breast Cancer
New research on breast cancer from S.C. Kuo and co-authors summarized
October 21st, 2008
According to recent research published in the Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology, "Metastasis of mammary cancer involving the orbit is common, and it typically presents with enophthalmos and restrictions of ocular motility. We report a case of mammary cancer with the unusual presentation of unilateral periorbital edema only." "The possible mechanisms of unilateral periorbital swelling are discussed. Metastasis of breast cancer involving unilateral eyelid edema was diagnosed in a 66-year-old woman. A biopsy was performed to confirm the etiology after vague neuroimaging findings. The diagnosis was based on the histopathologic features of carcinomatous cells in the...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-10-21)
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