Unusual retinal pigment epitheliopathy and choroidopathy in carcinomatosis: a rare case of cancer-associated retinopathy.
BACKGROUND
Cancer-associated retinopathy is a syndrome causing ocular symptoms. It is a rare entity and only a few cases have been reported.


METHODS
A 67-year-old woman with small-cell endometrial carcinoma suffering from deterioration of visual acuity is presented.


RESULTS
The patient presented with extensive mottled changes of the retinal pigment epithelium, accompanied by diffuse subretinal fluid in the posterior pole and exudative retinal detachments inferior in both eyes.


CONCLUSIONS
This patient suffered from a rare variety of cancer-associated retinopathy.
Brink
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Institute of Ophthalmology, Bosch Medicentrum, The Netherlands.
Deutman
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Beex
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D000368:Aged; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000150:complications*; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014792:Visual Acuity