Orbital mass in an anophthalmic socket: An unusual case with literature review

Abstract

Malignant tumors in an anophthalmic socket are a rare phenomenon, which occurs when care of the anophthalmic socket and ocular prosthesis is overlooked. We report a 32-year-old male patient who developed an orbital mass in an anophthalmic socket 6 months following evisceration. The triggering factor in the present case was chronic irritation and trauma to the upper conjunctiva from wearing an ill-fitted ocular prosthesis. The patient had an eyelid-sparing exenteration, and histopathological examination showed the features of squamous cell carcinoma. This case illustrates the need of diligent examination of the anophthalmic socket and frequent follow-ups to detect untoward events at the earliest for timely intervention. A literature review was also performed to find out how rare is this disease and its time of onset after enucleation and evisceration.