Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus with choroidal metastasis.
In this report, a case is presented of an adenocarcinoma in a Barrett's esophagus metastatic to the choroid. A 54-year-old woman presented with a rapidly progressive decrease of vision in the right eye 8 months after intentionally curative esophagectomy for an adenocarcinoma. Fundoscopy, ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging findings were suggestive of a metastasis. The patient received palliative external beam irradiation to the right eye for visual restoration, but she died before any beneficial effect was achieved.
Buskens
C J
CJ
Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. C.J.Buskens@AMC.UVA.NL
Tan
H S
HS
Hulscher
J B
JB
de Smet
M D
MD
van Lanschot
J J
JJ
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002829:Choroid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography