2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
7 Oculofacial Plastic and Orbital Surgery
Part I: Orbit
Chapter 5: Orbital Neoplasms and Malformations
Metastatic Tumors
Management of Orbital Metastases
The treatment of metastatic tumors of the orbit is usually palliative, consisting of local radiation therapy. Some metastatic tumors, such as carcinoids and renal cell carcinomas, may be candidates for wide excision of the orbital lesion because patients may survive for many years following resection of isolated metastases. Consultation with the patient’s oncologist is important for identifying candidates who might benefit from wide excision.
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Bonavolontà G, Strianese D, Grassi P, et. al. An analysis of 2,480 space-occupying lesions of the orbit from 1976 to 2011. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013;29(2):79–86.
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Garrity JA, Henderson JW, Cameron JD. Henderson’s Orbital Tumors. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2007.
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 10 - Glaucoma. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.