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Case Reports

Third Nerve Palsy as the Presenting Sign of Metastatic Endometrial Carcinoma with Lymphovascular Space Invasion

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Pages 397-400 | Received 26 Jul 2018, Accepted 04 Sep 2018, Published online: 27 Sep 2018
 

ABSTRACT

We present a case of endometrial carcinoma (EC) presenting with a third cranial nerve palsy due to metastasis to the cavernous sinus. Although the tumour was only stage 1B, histopathologic features including higher grade and lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) increase the risk of recurrent and metastatic disease. To our knowledge, this is the first case of EC presenting as a third cranial nerve palsy in the English-language ophthalmic literature. Clinicians should be aware that the risk of metastatic EC including neuro-ophthalmic presentations depends upon not only stage and grade but also the presence of unique histopathological findings such as LVSI.

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