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Rare case of orbital tumor

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Most common malignancy involving orbit is secondary deposits. Orbital metastasis from thyroid malignancy is rare (3.6%) and is usually from follicular and medullary carcinoma thyroid. Here we are presenting the case report of a lady who presented with loss of vision and on evaluation was found to have orbital metastasis from papillary carcinoma thyroid.

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  1. Department of ENT, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

    P. R. Shyla & Reshmi M. Nair

  2. A-6, Kowdiar Gardens, Trivandrum, 695 003, Kerala, India

    P. R. Shyla

  3. Department of Pathology, RCC, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

    Thara Somanathan

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Shyla, P.R., Nair, R.M. & Somanathan, T. Rare case of orbital tumor. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck S 59, 174–175 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-007-0052-z

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