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- Title
Metástasis coroidea de cáncer pulmonar. Reporte de un caso.
- Authors
Oliva U., Bárbara; Peña L., Nathalia; Oñat G., Arantza; Monsalve C., Rudy; Antonio P., Lilia
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Ocular involvement in systemic cancer is diverse and widely known in the international literature, but in our country there is lack of information. The choroid is the structure of the eye where they most often metastatic tumor within the eye are found, being lung cancer the most commonly diagnosed in patients presenting with choroidal metastasis. At this location, the most common symptoms are blurred vision and eye pain. Asymptomatic presentation is uncommon. This type of injury occurs in the final stage of the disease, where survival does not exceed 6 months. CASE REPORT: Patient with lung cancer, which debuted with choroidal metastasis, whose first symptoms consistent in retinal detachment. The keys to diagnosis were ocular ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and biopsy performed after enucleation of the affected eye, which was reported as tubular and papillary adenocarcinoma. According to this result, he was studied with chest, abdomen and pelvis CT, bone scintigraphy, revealing the image of a suspicious lung nodule and pulmonary and extrapulmonary metastases. After 8 months since the finding of choroidal metastases, and 6 months after diagnosis of lung cancer, the patient dies. Reviewed the relevant literature on the clinical diagnostic approach, images and considerations on the treatment of choroidal metastases. DISCUSSION: It is important to know the approach to diagnosis of choroidal metastases from primary tumors to have a high index of suspicion.
- Publication
Revista ANACEM, 2011, Vol 5, Issue 1, p41
- ISSN
0718-5308
- Publication type
Article