Orbital metastasis mimicking subperiosteal abscess.

To report a case of prostate cancer metastatic to the orbit that was initially misdiagnosed as orbital cellulitis with a subperiosteal abscess. Case report. Metastatic disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of orbital cellulitis, especially when key clinical features such as sinusitis are absent.

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Behin Barahimi, Avni Patel, Jurij R Bilyk. Orbital metastasis mimicking subperiosteal abscess. Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands). 2010 Jun;29(3):165-7

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PMID: 20497086

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