Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science

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Metastatic eyelid cancer from gastric adenocarcinoma

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  • Jung, Ji Yoon (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Goo, Eun Joo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Lee, Jae Chang (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Song, Jay (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Koh, Sung Ae (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Lee, Kyung Hee (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Bae, Young Kyung (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University)
  • 정지윤 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 구은주 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이재창 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 송재이 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 고성애 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이경희 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 배영경 (영남대학교 의과대학 병리학교실)
  • Received : 2015.05.26
  • Accepted : 2015.07.03
  • Published : 2016.11.18
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Abstract

Gastric cancer is the most common cancer in Korean males and can easily spread to distant organs such as the liver, lungs, brain, or bones. However, skin metastasis, particularly of the eye, is rare. Metastatic eyelid cancer is extremely rare; metastases from internal organs have not been reported so far. We recently experienced a patient with metastatic eyelid cancer from adenocarcinoma of the stomach. A 62-year-old female was admitted with a right upper eyelid mass and foreign body sensation. She had a history of stomach cancer of 3 years. She was treated by chemotherapy and radiotherapy for pathologic fracture. After receiving supportive care for 2 years, the mass appeared on her right pupil. Punch-biopsy of the mass was performed and histological examination revealed adenocarcinoma, the same as the initial histological result. We report this case with a review of related literature.

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