To report a case of renal cell carcinoma presenting as a well-circumscribed orbital tumor.
Methods
Retrospective interventional case report.
Results
A 60-year-old woman presented with proptosis of the left eye. Imaging showed a well circumscribed tumor in the region of the medial rectus muscle. Excision biopsy revealed a diagnosis of metastatic renal cell carcinoma that was confirmed on abdominal imaging.
Conclusions
Renal cell carcinoma can rarely present as a well-circumscribed orbital mass and should be included in the differential diagnosis of such lesions.
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