Prostate carcinoma metastasis to extraocular muscles

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 May-Jun;24(3):233-5. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181706d08.

Abstract

Prostate carcinoma, when metastatic, typically involves bone and produces both osteoblastic and osteolytic changes. Orbital involvement is uncommon and extraocular muscle enlargement is a rare presentation of metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma. The authors present 2 patients with prostatic tumor metastasis to extraocular muscles. One patient had single-muscle involvement; the other presented with bilateral progressive proptosis, upper eyelid retraction, and bilateral multiple extraocular muscle enlargement mimicking thyroid-associated orbitopathy. Clinicians should be aware that, although rare, prostate cancer can involve the extraocular muscles.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenocarcinoma / radiotherapy
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biopsy
  • Eye Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Eye Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Eye Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscle Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Muscle Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Muscle Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Oculomotor Muscles / diagnostic imaging
  • Oculomotor Muscles / pathology*
  • Oculomotor Muscles / radiation effects
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed