Bilateral choroidal metastases secondary to uterocervical carcinoma of the squamous cell type.
Am J Ophthalmol
; 130(5): 682-4, 2000 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-11078857
PURPOSE: To report a patient with bilateral choroidal metastases secondary to uterocervical carcinoma of the squamous cell type. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 55-year-old woman complained of visual field loss and decreasing vision. Seven months earlier, uterocervical carcinoma of the squamous cell type was diagnosed and treated with chemotherapy and irradiation. Serous retinal detachment and choroidal masses were present in both eyes. Retinal detachment was lessened in both eyes after radiotherapy. The patient died of respiratory insufficiency 3 months after the appearance of choroidal metastases. At autopsy, there was no second cancer to cause the choroidal metastases. Tumor embolization was present in the choriocapillaries. CONCLUSION: Choroidal metastasis may develop from hematogenous spread of uterocervical squamous cell carcinoma.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino
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Neoplasias de la Coroides
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Ophthalmol
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos