Uveal metastasis 43 years after resection of bronchogenic carcinoid

Differential diagnoses in the right eye included ciliary body-peripheral choroidal melanoma, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) adenoma, adenocarcinoma, and metastatic lesion. [...]this case suggests that carcinoid tumours can metastasise as much as four decades after removal of the primary tumour.

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Published in:	British journal of ophthalmology Vol. 86; no. 10; pp. 1191 - 1192
Main Authors:	Kaiser, E D E, See, R F, Rechdouni, A K, Usui, Y, Lim, J I, Rao, N A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01-10-2002 BMJ Publishing Group LTD Copyright 2002 British Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:	bronchogenic carcinoid Carcinoma, Bronchogenic - secondary Carcinoma, Bronchogenic - surgery Female Humans Letter Lung Neoplasms - surgery Lungs Medical prognosis Melanoma Metastasis Middle Aged Thyroid gland Time Factors Transcription factors Tumors Ultrasonic imaging uveal metastasis Uveal Neoplasms - secondary
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Summary:	Differential diagnoses in the right eye included ciliary body-peripheral choroidal melanoma, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) adenoma, adenocarcinoma, and metastatic lesion. [...]this case suggests that carcinoid tumours can metastasise as much as four decades after removal of the primary tumour.
Bibliography:	ark:/67375/NVC-ZM7G88L7-V href:bjophthalmol-86-1191.pdf local:0861191 Correspondence: Narsing A Rao, MD, Doheny Eye Institute, 1450 San Pablo Street, DVRC-211, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA; nrao@hsc.usc.edu PMID:12234909 istex:0A94F6FCE93F48EAB66F5DDBD2248AC0CF748B53 Correspondence: Narsing A Rao, MD, Doheny Eye Institute, 1450 San Pablo Street, DVRC-211, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA; nrao@hsc.usc.edu
ISSN:	0007-1161 1468-2079
DOI:	10.1136/bjo.86.10.1191