Choroidal metastasis from carcinoma of the hypopharynx: a case report.
Choroidal metastasis from primaries other than breast or lung cancer is a rare event. There is no documented case in the literature of choroidal metastases in patients with hypopharynx carcinoma. Early treatment with radiation therapy provides effective palliation by preserving visual function and preventing the need for enucleation. Chemotherapy alone does not seem to be as effective as radiation therapy for patients with choroidal metastases. In this paper a case of choroidal metastasis arising from a primary hypopharynx carcinoma is presented.
Mussari
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S
Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy. mussaris@yahoo.com
Amichetti
M
M
Bolner
A
A
Della Sala
S W
SW
Tomio
L
L
D000368:Aged; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome