Breast cancer metastatic to the choroid in a male patient: case report.
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.
Silvestris
Nicola
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Operative Unit of Medical Oncology, Oncology Center Giorgio Porfiri, Hospital Santa Maria Goretti, Latina, Italy. nicolasilvestris@virgilio.it
Di Cosimo
Serena
S
Ferretti
Gianluigi
G
Angelini
Francesco
F
De Benedetti
Giacomo
G
D'Alberto
Alessandra
A
Caselli
Maurizio
M
D'Aprile
Modesto
M
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