Metastatic adenocarcinoma of the cervix presenting as a choroidal mass: A case report and review of literature of cervical metastases to the eye.

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dc.contributor.authorNair, Akshay Gopinathan
dc.contributor.authorAsnani, Haresh T
dc.contributor.authorMehta, Vinod C
dc.contributor.authorMehta, Siddharth V
dc.contributor.authorPathak, Rima S
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-14T05:25:13Z
dc.date.available2016-01-14T05:25:13Z
dc.date.issued2015-08
dc.description.abstractCervical cancer is the most common cancer among females in India. Cervical cancer usually spreads by local extension and through the lymphatic drainage to the lymph nodes. Hematogenous spread, the mechanism responsible for distant metastases, is rarely seen in cervical malignancies. In this communication, we report a case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with unilateral decrease in vision of 3 months duration. She was found to have a serous retinal detachment with underlying diffuse, subretinal yellowish-cream colored infiltrates in the right eye, suspicious of choroidal metastases. Systemic evaluation showed disseminated systemic metastases arising from a primary adenocarcinoma of the cervix. In this communication, we review all the documented cases of metastases to the eye and adnexa arising from cervical cancer and their clinical characteristics. Unilateral choroidal metastasis arising from an adenocarcinoma of the cervix is extremely rare with only one previous documented case. Although uncommon, choroidal metastasis may be the presenting feature of primary cervical malignancy. Furthermore, cervical malignancy must be ruled out in women who present with orbital or choroidal metastases arising from unknown primary.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNair Akshay Gopinathan, Asnani Haresh T, Mehta Vinod C, Mehta Siddharth V, Pathak Rima S. Metastatic adenocarcinoma of the cervix presenting as a choroidal mass: A case report and review of literature of cervical metastases to the eye. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2015 Aug; 63(8): 674-678.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/170434
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4687196/en_US
dc.subjectAdenocarcinomaen_US
dc.subjectcervix canceren_US
dc.subjectchoroidal metastasisen_US
dc.subjectgranulomaen_US
dc.subjectmetastasesen_US
dc.subjectmetastatic cervical canceren_US
dc.subjectorbital metastasisen_US
dc.titleMetastatic adenocarcinoma of the cervix presenting as a choroidal mass: A case report and review of literature of cervical metastases to the eye.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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