title: [Tumor metastasis to the eyeball].
abstract: Clinical observations of 7 patients with metastatic intraocular tumors are presented. The primary sites of neoplasms were breast cancer in 4 women, pulmonary cancer in 2 men and in 1 cancer of prostate. In 4 patients metastases were observed also in the anterior segment of uveal tract. Secondary retinal detachment was found in 6 cases, central retinal artery occlusion in one and ciliary artery occlusion in another one. In spite of radio--and chemotherapy 5 patients died during 1-9 months and 2 remained under clinical observation.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Okulistycznej SK WAM, Lodzi.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goś
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Krawczykowa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zdzieszyńska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Przerzuty raka do gałki ocznej.