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. 2016 Jan 1;10(1):ND01–ND02. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/14400.7085

[Table/Fig-7]:

Characteristics of patients with orbital metastasis from cervical cancer in the reported studies

Characteristic Number
Number of case reports 9
Age (Mean ± SD) years 43.0 (12.7)
Location of metastasis (Right: left) 5: 4
Duration of disease (Mean ± SD) months† 12.8 (10.9)
Duration of eye symptoms* (Mean ± SD) months 2.2 (2.1)
Presenting symptom†
 Proptosis
 Diplopia
 Visual loss
 Swelling

5 (62.5%)
3 (37.5%)
2 (25%)
1 (12.5%)
Stage of cervical tumour at the time of diagnosis
 Stage 1
 Stage 2
 Stage 3
 Stage 4

2 (22.2%)
2 (22.2%)
1 (11.1%)
4 (44.4%)
Histology of the tumour
 Squamous cell carcinoma
 Undifferentiated cancer
 Adenocarcinoma

7 (77.8%)
1 (11.1%)
1 (11.1%)
Treatment given
 Radiation to orbit
 Chemotherapy

7 (77.8%)
8 (88.9%)
Response to treatment (eye)
 Partial or complete response
 No response
 Data not available

5 (55.6%)
3 (33.3%)
1 (11.1%)

* † Data available in 8 patients; data available in 7 patients