Bilateral Choroidal Metastases Revealing an Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

• Published in: The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 88; no. 3; pp. 1013 - 1015
• Main Authors: Ascaso, Francisco J., MD, Castillo, Jesús M., MD, García, Francisco J., MD, Cristóbal, José A., MD, Fuertes, Ana, MD, Artal, Angel, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01-09-2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy; Bone Neoplasms - diagnosis; Bone Neoplasms - pathology; Bone Neoplasms - secondary; Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis; Brain Neoplasms - pathology; Brain Neoplasms - secondary; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - diagnosis; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - pathology; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - secondary; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiothoracic Surgery; Choroid Neoplasms - diagnosis; Choroid Neoplasms - pathology; Choroid Neoplasms - secondary; Female; Humans; Lung - pathology; Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis; Lung Neoplasms - pathology; Lymph Nodes - pathology; Lymphatic Metastasis - pathology; Medical sciences; Meninges - pathology; Neoplasm Staging; Ophthalmoscopes; Pneumology; Surgery; Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum; 10; Lung disease; Respiratory disease; Bronchus disease; Anesthesia; Bilateral; Choroid; Malignant tumor; Circulatory system; Metastasis; non-small cell lung carcinoma; Cardiology; Cancer
• ISSN: 0003-4975; 1552-6259
• DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.019

Choroidal metastases are metastatic lesions to the choroid layer of the eye. Although infrequent, they may be the initial manifestation of lung cancer. To date, only 10 cases of choroidal metastasis as the first sign of lung carcinoma have been reported. We present a 42-year-old woman with choroidal metastasis as the initial manifestation of an advanced lung carcinoma.