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Kang, Tae, and Lee: Ocular Manifestations of Paranasal Sinus Malignancies

Abstract

Purpose

To investigate ocular complications that occur after orbital preservation surgery for paranasal malignancies and to identify the early clinical features of ophthalmic manifestations in paranasal malignancy patients.

Methods

We reviewed the clinical charts of patients following ophthalmic consultation after orbital preservation surgery for paranasal malignancies. We also investigated the early clinical features of ophthalmic manifestations in patients with paranasal malignancies.

Results

In our study, 54 patients had paranasal malignancies. Among them, 41 had undergone orbital preservation surgery, and 19 patients sought an ophthalmology consultation. There were seven patients who presented with eye symptoms caused by paranasal malignancies before the diagnosis. Paranasal malignancies included squamouscell carcinoma (13 cases), adenocarcinoma (3 cases), plasmocytoma (1 case), malignant schwannoma (1 case), and undifferentiated carcinoma (1 case). The locations of the origin of the tumor included the maxillary sinus (16 cases) and the ethmoid sinus (3 cases). The most common eye symptoms after orbital preservation surgery were enophthalmos, lid retraction, tearing, strabismus, inflammation, dry eyes, and cataracts, in order of frequency. Patients who visited the ophthalmic clinic due to paranasal malignancies had eye symptoms such as proptosis, nonspecific ocular pain, strabismus, tearing, eyelid swelling, and relative afferent pupillary defects, in order of frequency.

Conclusions

Ocular complications were more common if the paranasal malignancy had invaded the orbital bone. However, many of the patients with disease invasion of the periosteum had no nasal or ocular symptoms upon presentation. Therefore, these patients should be managed carefully since symptoms may initially be vague and nonspecific.

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Figure 1.
A patient had adenocarcinoma in the maxillary sinus. Photograph shows severe enophthalmos after total maxillectomy. Also it shows the inferior orbital rim and suture materials through the thin skin.
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Figure 2.
(A) The preoperative computed tomograph shows the mass lesion that was maxillary sinus squamous cell carcinoma. It invaded the hard plate and inferior orbital wall. (B) It shows the lower lid retraction that occurred one week after total maxillectomy. (C) After 3 months, the left lower lid retraction gets worst by scarring of recon-structed orbital floor.
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Figure 3.
(A) She first visited the ophthalmic clinic with mild Rt. exophthalmos. The diagnosis was delayed for 4 month due to nonspecific ocular pain. (B) Computer tomography finding at the diagnosis. The malignant tumorous lesion turned out to be ethmoidal sinus squamous cell carcinoma.
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Table 1.
Distribution of paranasal cancer in patients treated with ocular preservation
Histologic subtype MS* ES Total
Squamous cell carcinoma 12 1 13
Adenocarcinoma 1 2 3
Plasmocytoma 1 0 1
Malignant schwanomma 1 0 1
Undifferenciated carcinoma 1 0 1
Total 16 3 19

* MS=maxillary sinus;

ES=ethmoidal sinus.

Table 2.
Overall incidence of functional ocular sequelae in paranasal cancer treated with ocular preservation (total 19 patients)
Ocular sequelae Incidence (No. of affected eyes) Onset (month)
Enophthalmos 12 4∼6
Lid malposition* 6 4∼6
Epiphora 4 4∼10
Inflammation 3 2∼3
Drynesss 3 2∼3
Strabismus 2 1
Cataract 1 6
Optic atrophy 1 4

* Lid malposition=ectropion, retraction, incomplete closure;

Inflammation=blepharitis, conjunctivitis, orbital cellulitis, hordeolum;

Onset=onset after operation (range, month).

Table 3.
Enophthalmos after orbit-preserving surgical management for paranasal sinus cancer
Degree of enophthalmic status* Enophthalmic eyes (Total 19 eyes)
0∼2 7
2∼4 10
More than 4 2

* Difference of exophthalmometry measurements in each eye (mm).

Table 4.
Overall incidence of initial ocular symptoms before paranasal cancer diagnosis (total 7 patients)
Ocular symptom Incidence (No of affected eyes)
Exophthalmos 5
Ocular pain 4
Diplopia 3
Epiphora 2
Decreased vision 1
Lid swelling 1
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