title: [Choroidal metastases as the form of presentation of 2 bronchiolo-alveolar carcinomas].
abstract: We report here two cases presenting with visual symptoms secondary to choroidal metastases, without any other remarkable systemic symptom. After an exhaustive investigation in both patients the diagnosis was obtained of bronchoalveolar carcinoma as primary tumor responsible for such lesions. Bronchoalveolar carcinoma is a type of pulmonary adenocarcinoma which rarely begins with clinical symptoms attributable to metastases and even rarer of choroidal location. The presence of such choroidal lesions are usually associated with visual clinical symptoms and they are a diagnostic challenge when manifested as the presenting symptoms. Therapy is directed to the primary tumor usually associated with palliative radiotherapy of choroidal metastases. Their presence implies a poor survival rate.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Neumología, Hospital del Río Hortega, Valladolid.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: de Frutos Arribas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: del Río Fernández
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Alonso de la Fuente
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Carretero Sastre
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: del Campo Matías
mesh_terms: D002282:Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D000328:Adult; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity