Choroidal metastasis from primary adenocarcinoma of the esophagus.
Primary adenocarcinoma of the esophagus is uncommon and the incidence in the middle third of the esophagus is rare, accounting for about 0.7%-1.5% of cases. Metastasis of carcinoma to the eye is a rare occurrence. We report here a case of primary adenocarcinoma of the middle third of the esophagus with choroidal metastasis.
Parikh
H K
HK
Department of Surgery, Memorial Hospital, Bombay, India.
Deshpande
R K
RK
Swaroop
D V
DV
Desai
P B
PB
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male