title: Carcinoma of the ovary with primary presentation in the choroid.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  An unusual case of choroidal metastases from an ovarian adenocarcinoma is described, and a brief review of the literature is presented.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical and autopsy findings are presented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After having diagnosed bilateral choroidal metastatic lesions, a clinical investigation and a subsequent laparotomy disclosed bilateral ovarian tumors with histopathological features of mucinous adenocarcinoma. At autopsy the tumor was confirmed to be a primary ovarian mucinous adenocarcinoma with choroidal metastases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This article describes what is believed to be the first case report of a primary epithelial carcinoma of the ovary with histopathologically documented metastases to the choroid. Metastatic disease must be considered in the evaluation of patients with choroidal lesions of unknown etiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krohn-Hansen
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Strøm
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Bakken
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy