Case Report: Scleral Metastasis of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Abstract

In this report, a case of ocular scleral metastasis was reported in a patient with a past history of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. The patient was a 58-year-old male who was admitted to Urmia Imam Khomeini Hospital, Urmia, Iran, 8 years ago with progressive dysphasia. Seven years after initial diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer, the patient had no signs or symptoms of the disease. But 2 months ago, he was referred to the hospital due to ocular swelling, redness and watering. Pathologic examination of the excised lesion at Farabi Hospital reported metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma to the connective tissue of the sclera.

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“…Recent studies have shown that the 2-year survival rate was 1.3 and 27%. Another more recent study showed a mean survival of 7.4 months after the discovery of oculoorbital metastasis regardless of the histological type of the primary tumor [8].…”

“…Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine Sclerotic involvement is an extremely rare form and may be revealed by a scleral nodule that may simulate anterior nodular scleritis, decreased visual acuity, ocular redness, eye pain, or watery eyes [8].…”