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BORGES, Alfredo et al. Metástasis inusual de adenocarcinoma prostático a piel de párpado: A propósito de un caso. Rev. venez. oncol. [online]. 2009, vol.21, n.1, pp.46-48. ISSN 0798-0582.

OBJECTIVE: Generally, cancer metastatic that appears in eye comes from a primary cancer of the mamma in women and of lungs in man. Other origin places, less common includes prostate, kidneys, thyroid and gastrointestinal tract. Metastasis would orbit of prostate carcinoma they are strange. With everything, there are more than 55 cases indexed in the current literature. CLINICAL CASE: Patient masculine 72 years of age who went to present clinic of increase of volume of the left superior lid with edema, ecchymosed of 3 months of evolution, not painful to palpation with limitation of ocular movements. He is carried out 2 biopsies the first incisional which report inflammatory pattern, later on escisional that report wicked epithelial neoplasia little differentiated of glandular origin, compatible with adenocarcinoma little differentiated of probable origin ecrino. Is indicated extension studies: 1. RMN neck: Report component of aspect infiltrating to lid level and content of it orbits her left with secondary proptosis commitment of the muscular apparatus without affectation optic nerve. 2. TAC: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis: Adenopathy axillaries left and retroperitoneal, multiple, images osteoblastic in whole valued skeleton, increase of density measured prostatic 4.5 for 3.2 cm. Carried out total, free PSA, relationship PSAL/PSAT obtaining abnormal securities and biopsy positive prostatic for ADC prostatic. Reason why began treatment with anti-androgens + similar of LHRH. CONCLUSION: The metastasis to lids of adenocarcinoma prostatic is strange entity but is necessary to suspect for the diagnosis and etiologic primary.

Palavras-chave : Cancer; prostate; metastases; orbit; lid.