Unilateral proptosis in a child-need for prompt diagnosis

Proptosis in a child often presents as a diagnostic dilemma. Proptosis can be secondary to infection or childhood malignancies. It warrants urgent and relevant investigations to facilitate correct diagnosis and treatment. The common causes of proptosis include infection and malignant lesions. Any delay in intervention in either of the causes can lead to significant morbidity or can impair the vision of the child. An orbital neoplasm in the pediatric age group is an uncommon clinical finding which can initially manifest as proptosis. Here, we report a case of a 2-year-old girl, presenting with progressive swelling of the right eye. An incisional biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). RMS is an aggressive tumor; hence, early diagnosis and prompt treatment are highly essential to prevent significant morbidity and can save the vision of the child.

Combination treatment of a rare case of a cavernous hemangioma of the orbit

A case of atypical course of cavernous hemangioma of the orbit. A necessity of a multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and surgical treatment of an orbital neoplasm is shown.

Mid-Gut Carcinoid Tumour Presenting as Suspected Orbital Metastasis

Although metastasis of carcinoid tumours of the intestine is rare, it has been reported in several organs, mainly in the lungs, the liver and less commonly in the orbits. We report a 50-year-old male patient who presented at Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar, in 2016 with central abdominal pain, distention, nausea and vomiting for the previous four days. The patient had unilateral right- sided exophthalmos for two years prior to presentation. Following an abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan and an ultrasound guided biopsy, the patient was diagnosed with extensive multi-focal metastatic carcinoid tumour of the small bowel and mesentery; histopathology confirmed the diagnosis. Subsequently, the patient underwent a laparotomy and small bowel resection and was administered somatostatin therapy. One week postoperatively, the patient developed an acute increase in his right eye exophthalmos. CT, magnetic resonance imaging and scintigraphy scans revealed an orbital metastatic lesion, which probably originated from the previously diagnosed carcinoid tumour. The orbital metastasis was treated with somatostatin therapy and the patient was lost to follow-up when he left the country.Keywords: Carcinoid Tumor; Orbital Neoplasm; Metastasis; Exophthalmos; Scintigraphy; Case Report; Qatar.