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I show this case as an excellent example of how thyroid

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eye disease or thyroid orbitopathy

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can cause unilateral proptosis.

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Here we have a patient who has left

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sided exophthalmos or proptosis.

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This is also an excellent example of how you

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can have involvement of the muscle belly

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with sparing of the tendinous insertion of the muscle.

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This patient also has lacrimal gland which

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is anteriorly located within the orbit.

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Let's scroll through this a little bit more.

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You can see that the patient has marked enlargement of

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the superior rectus muscle on the left

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side compared to the right side.

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We have increased orbital fat on the left side compared

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to the right side. But note, however,

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that the optic nerve at the optic canal and orbital

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apex still has fat on either side of it,

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and therefore this patient would not necessarily need

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orbital decompression for thyroid eye disease.

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The inferior rectus muscle is markedly enlarged

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on the left side compared to the right side.

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So unilateral exophthalmos associated with thyroid

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orbitopathy without compression of the optic nerve,

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but with demonstration of the lacrimal

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gland being protruded anteriorly.

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Faculty

David M Yousem, MD, MBA

Professor of Radiology, Vice Chairman and Associate Dean

Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Orbit

Non-infectious Inflammatory

Neuroradiology

Neuro

Head and Neck

CT

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