title: [Metastasis to the vascular tunic of the eye].
abstract: The author has summed up his experience in the diagnosis and radiation therapy of 6 patients with breast cancer (5) and lung cancer metastases to the vascular coat of the eye. The initial and leading symptoms are increasing impairment of vision. In 3 patients metastases to the eye developed against a background of tumor generalization. gamma-beam therapy at a total focal dose of 30 Gy within 10 days of irradiation improved vision in 4 patients.
authors.forename: Iu I
authors.initials: IuI
authors.lastname: Vorob'ev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*