title: Metastatic breast carcinoma presenting as a conjunctival lesion.
abstract: Metastatic carcinoma to the conjunctiva is a rare tumour that reflects advanced disease with a poor prognosis. A case of conjunctival metastatic breast carcinoma is described which developed 9 months after the primary cancer was removed, and led to the detection of diffuse systemic malignancy. The tumour responded to intravenous chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Ocular Oncology Unit, Save Sight Institute, Sydney Eye Hospital, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Simon E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Skalicky
authors.forename: Lawrence W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Hirst
authors.forename: R Max
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Conway
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D044584:Carcinoma, Ductal / Q000556:secondary*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D011878:Radiotherapy; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents