Choroidal metastasis and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
Details
Serval ID
serval:BIB_21D72ECD035C
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Choroidal metastasis and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
Journal
Retina
ISSN
0275-004X (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1991
Volume
11
Number
4
Pages
426-9
Notes
Case Reports
Journal Article
Journal Article
Abstract
The association of a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) with a uveal metastasis is an exceptional occurrence. In this article, the authors report the first successfully treated case (to their knowledge) of a patient with one eye in whom both the RRD and the metastasis is treated successfully. The RRD was operated on using a buckling procedure with cryopexy of the retinal break and drainage of the subretinal fluid. The metastasis, originating from an invasive canalicular carcinoma of the breast, was irradiated several days after surgery with a linear accelerator. The primary tumor was treated with systemic hormonotherapy. One and a half years after surgery, the patient is still alive. Visual acuity in the eye is 20/30, the retina is flat and no signs of tumor recurrence have been observed.
Keywords
Aged
Breast Neoplasms/pathology
Carcinoma/*secondary/therapy
Choroid Neoplasms/*secondary/therapy
Combined Modality Therapy
Cryosurgery
Humans
Male
Radiation Dosage
Retinal Detachment/*surgery
Scleral Buckling
Visual Acuity
Pubmed
Web of science
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28/01/2008 14:09
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20/08/2019 13:58