title: Breast cancer metastatic to the choroid in a male patient: case report.
abstract: Choroidal metastases have been observed in about 8% of patients with metastatic breast cancer, even if their true incidence is likely to be higher, as they are not routinely investigated in the absence of symptoms. Radiotherapy is the treatment of choice for symptom palliation. The prognosis is traditionally poor, with a reported average survival of one year. Here we describe the third case reported in the literature of a metastatic tumor to the choroid from a male breast carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Operative Unit of Medical Oncology, Oncology Center Giorgio Porfiri, Hospital Santa Maria Goretti, Latina, Italy. nicolasilvestris@virgilio.it
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Silvestris
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Cosimo
authors.forename: Gianluigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferretti
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Angelini
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Benedetti
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Alberto
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caselli
authors.forename: Modesto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Aprile
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000473:pathology*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant