| Presentation preference | Poster presentation |
| Title | breast carcinoma revealed by palpebral metastasis |
| Purpose | To report a case of breast carcinoma revealed by palpebral metastasis |
| Methods | A single case report |
| Results | A 74-year-old woman , without a past medical history , her complaint started progressively since 3 months with pain, photophobia and vision loss of the right eye .
The examination revealed on the Right eye (OD) Best visual acuity 20/50 minimal ptosis with upper eyelid retraction , anterior segment and fundoscopy were normal on both eyes
The patient underwent an extensive general and labarotary work-up including thyroid assessment and tumor markers , that came positive for CA15-3 .
Orbital and cerebral magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI) was normal .
Positron emission Tomography (PET -CT ) and mammograhy showed no primary lesion with a suspicious axillary right lymphadenopathy.
At folow up we notice the appearance of facial paralysis .
we decide to complete by a parpebral conjonctiva biopsy that revealed metastatic breast carcinoma
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| Conclusion | The clinical presentation of orbital metastasis may precead the discovery of primary tumor |
| Conflict of interest | No |
Authors 1
| Last name | REGAI |
| Initials of first name(s) | E |
| Department | Department of ophthalmology |
| City | mantes la jolie |
| Country | France |
Authors 2
| Last name | ZAYANI |
| Initials of first name(s) | M |
| Department | Department of ophthalmology |
| City | mantes la jolie |
| Country | France |
Authors 3
| Last name | Ben Salem |
| Initials of first name(s) | M |
| Department | Department of ophthalmology |
| City | mantes la jolie |
| Country | France |
Authors 4
| Last name | Ben Salem |
| Initials of first name(s) | Y |
| Department | Department of ophthalmology |
| City | mantes la jolie |
| Country | France |
Authors 5
| Last name | Do Outeiro |
| Initials of first name(s) | V |
| Department | Department of ophthalmology |
| City | mantes la jolie |
| Country | France |
Authors 6
| Last name | Fakhouri |
| Initials of first name(s) | A |
| Department | Department of ophthalmology |
| City | mantes la jolie |
| Country | France |
Authors 7
| Last name | Abada |
| Initials of first name(s) | S |
| Department | Department of ophthalmology |
| City | mantes la jolie |
| Country | France |
