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Metastastic choriocarcinoma causing cavernous sinus syndrome
  1. E Sharkawi,
  2. K Tumuluri,
  3. J M Olver
  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to: Eamon Sharkawi MBBS, BSc, MRCP, MRCOphth, Department of Ophthalmology, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF, UK; eamonshark{at}doctors.org.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2005.086744

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    Choriocarcinoma is a rare trophoblastic tumour.1,2 We describe a case of metastatic choriocarcinoma to the cavernous sinus causing complete ophthalmoplegia and ptosis, following an uneventful pregnancy.

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