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Turkish Journal of Cancer
2005, Volume 35, Number 1, Page(s) 035-037
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma with orbital metastasis
MUSTAFA ALTINBAŞ1, ÖZLEM ER1, HASAN ŞENOL COŞKUN1, HAKKI DOAN2, METİN ÖZKAN1, LEYLAGÜL KAYNAR1, ÖZLEM CANÖZ3, FARUK ATABEY4, MUSTAFA KULA5
1Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Departments of Medical Oncology, Kayseri-Turkey
2Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Departments of Ophthalmology, Kayseri-Turkey
3Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Departments of Pathology, Kayseri-Turkey
4Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Departments of Radiology, Kayseri-Turkey
5Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Kayseri-Turkey

Malignant mesothelioma is known as locally aggressive tumor that rarely metastasizes to distant sites. We report here a very rare case of orbital metastasis from malignant mesothelioma in addition to multiple systemic metastases. The patient with an epithelial subtype of malignant pleural mesothelioma presented himself 16 months after chemoimmunotherapy with decreased visual acuity and increased chest pain. The patient had local progression, and also liver, adrenal, bone and orbital metastases. Palliative systemic chemotherapy was administered for four cycles. He died 22 months after diagnosis of pleural malignant mesothelioma due to progressive disease. [Turk J Cancer 2005;35(1):35- 37].

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