title: Esophageal carcinoma metastatic to the retina. Diagnosis of a case by cytologic examination of intraocular vitreous washings.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The most common primary tumors of the eye are melanomas in adults and retinoblastomas in children. Although generally not recognized, metastases to the eye are more frequent than primary tumors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Occult esophageal carcinoma metastasized to the retina in a 51-year-old woman. The cytologic diagnosis of carcinoma was established on intraocular vitreous washings. Further workup disclosed an adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, confirmed by brushings and biopsy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The cytologic features of the intraocular aspirate allowed a rapid and reliable diagnosis that led to further investigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Cangiarella
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Suhrland
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cajigas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chess
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Koss
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berkowitz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schlesinger
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology