Active central retinal artery embolization.
A 44-year-old white woman with metastatic breast carcinoma and ongoing showers of branch and central retinal artery emboli is presented. The patient had no ocular complaints and demonstrated no cumulative effect from the embolic material, the cause of which remained undetermined despite intensive systemic medical evaluation.
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D012161:Retinal Artery