title: Cortical blindness and choroidal metastases secondary to metastatic breast carcinoma in a male patient.
abstract: Male breast carcinoma is a rare entity that often goes undiagnosed until advanced stages. The authors describe the case of a patient with profound vision loss who was found to have bilateral choroidal metastases as well as advanced cerebral metastatic disease. Further medical work-up revealed widespread infiltrative ductal breast carcinoma. Given the presence of large occipital lobe lesions, the etiology of the patient's vision loss was thought to be cortical blindness. Prompt diagnosis and neurologic evaluation with this presentation is crucial because it can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
authors: Emory Eye Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
authors: Neal
authors: N
authors: Palejwala
authors: Steven
authors: S
authors: Yeh
authors: Hans E
authors: HE
authors: Grossniklaus
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Bergstrom
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D019575:Blindness, Cortical / Q000209:etiology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor