Rapid vision improvement by using icotinib in a patient with bilateral choroidal metastases symmetrically from lung cancer [PDF]
Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2023 Introduction The metastases of lung cancer to bilateral choroids symmetrically and simultaneously are very rare. Almost all patients with choroid metastasis can be treated with external beam radiotherapy in order to increase quality of life and preserve ...
YunKui Zhu
exaly +3 more sources
Radiotherapy of choroidal metastases [PDF]
Radiotherapy and Oncology, 1998 Purpose: This retrospective study was undertaken to clarify the role of high energy external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and to determine its safety and efficacy on local control and visual acuity in patients suffering from choroidal metastases (CM).
COUCKE, Philippe +4 more
exaly +6 more sources
Choroidal metastases from thoracic cancer: a retrospective study on clinical characteristics and treatment efficacy [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineObjectiveThis study aimed to examine the clinical characteristics of choroidal metastases (CMs) and assess the efficacy of various treatment strategies for CMs in a specific patient cohort.MethodsThis retrospective case series study included 32 patients (
Xiacheng Lin +7 more
exaly +4 more sources
Choroidal metastases: Origin, features, and therapy
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015 The choroid is the most common ocular site for metastatic disease, owing to abundant vascular supply. The primary cancers that most commonly lead to choroidal metastases include breast cancer (40-47%) and lung cancer (21-29%).
Sruthi Arepalli +2 more
doaj +4 more sources
Unusual Orange-Colored Choroidal Metastases [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2013 Purpose: To report the clinical and paraclinical features of two patients with orangecolored choroidal metastases in whom the primary cancers have not previously been associated with such lesions.
Hatem Krema +4 more
doaj +3 more sources
Late-Onset Bilateral Choroidal Metastases from Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma [PDF]
Case Reports in Urology, 2020 Aim. To present a case of clear cell renal cell carcinoma with late-onset bilateral choroidal metastases. Case Report. A 57-year-old male patient in the Oncology Clinic complained of reduced vision in the right eye (OD) for 7 days.
Constantinos D. Georgakopoulos +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Effective Systemic Treatment of Choroidal Metastases NSCLC With Surgery After Crizotinib: A Case Report [PDF]
Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 Choroidal metastasis as an initial presenting feature of lung cancer with EML4-ALK translocation is exceedingly rare and greatly impacts patient quality of life (QOL).
Shilan Liu +12 more
doaj +2 more sources
Epidermal growth factor receptor-mutant non-small cell lung Cancer and Choroidal metastases: long-term outcome and response to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors [PDF]
BMC Cancer, 2020 Background Choroidal metastases are the most common eye metastatic site. The prevalence of choroidal metastases in NSCLC patients has been reported to vary from 0.2 to 7% in historical series. Although previously reported, little is known about choroidal
Clémentine Bouchez +12 more
doaj +2 more sources
Cardiac Metastases from Choroidal Melanoma [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 In patients with uveal melanoma, cardiac metastases can present without any symptoms. It is becoming more common than previously thought and highlights the importance of routine surveillance after definitive treatment.
Ammar Madani +7 more
doaj +3 more sources
Bilateral Choroidal Metastases from Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report [PDF]
Case Reports in Oncology, 2016 The most common malignancy of the eye is metastatic tumors, with choroidal metastases being the majority of them. In women, breast cancer is the most common cause of orbital metastases, and in men, it is lung cancer.
Hasan Ergenc +7 more
doaj +2 more sources