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Case Report

Orbital Mass as First Presentation of Metastatic p16-Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

by
J. Corbett
1,*,
D. Wilke
2,
J. Trites
3 and
N. Lamond
1
1
Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
2
Department of Radiation Oncology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
3
Division of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Curr. Oncol. 2017, 24(6), 551-554; https://doi.org/10.3747/co.24.3523
Submission received: 4 September 2017 / Revised: 3 October 2017 / Accepted: 6 November 2017 / Published: 1 December 2017

Abstract

We describe a case in which a 67-year-old man was diagnosed with a metastatic recurrence of p16-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma after presenting with a medial orbital mass in the region of the nasolacrimal apparatus. A review of the literature revealed that metastasis to the orbit from any malignancy is an uncommon occurrence, and no cases of p16-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma have previously been reported. Our case highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion during surveillance visits with such patients.
Keywords: human papillomavirus; oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma; p16-positive disease; distant metastases; orbital metastases human papillomavirus; oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma; p16-positive disease; distant metastases; orbital metastases

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Corbett, J.; Wilke, D.; Trites, J.; Lamond, N. Orbital Mass as First Presentation of Metastatic p16-Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Curr. Oncol. 2017, 24, 551-554. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.24.3523

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Corbett J, Wilke D, Trites J, Lamond N. Orbital Mass as First Presentation of Metastatic p16-Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Current Oncology. 2017; 24(6):551-554. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.24.3523

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Corbett, J., D. Wilke, J. Trites, and N. Lamond. 2017. "Orbital Mass as First Presentation of Metastatic p16-Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma" Current Oncology 24, no. 6: 551-554. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.24.3523

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