Choroidal metastasis from primary adenocarcinoma of the esophagus

Primary adenocarcinoma of the esophagus is uncommon and the incidence in the middle third of the esophagus is rare, accounting for about 0.7%‐1.5% of cases. Metastasis of carcinoma to the eye is a rare occurrence. We report here a case of primary adenocarcinoma of the middle third of the esophagus w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of surgical oncology 1993-01, Vol.52 (1), p.68-70
Hauptverfasser:	Parikh, Hemen K., Deshpande, Raman K., Swaroop, Durga V., Desai, Prafulla B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - epidemiology Adenocarcinoma - secondary Adenocarcinoma - therapy Adult Biological and medical sciences chemotherapy Choroid Neoplasms - secondary Choroid Neoplasms - therapy Esophageal Neoplasms - epidemiology Esophageal Neoplasms - pathology Esophageal Neoplasms - therapy eyeball metastasis Humans Male Medical sciences Ophthalmology radiotherapy surgery Tumors and pseudotumors of the eye, orbit, eyelid, lacrimal apparatus
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Zusammenfassung:	Primary adenocarcinoma of the esophagus is uncommon and the incidence in the middle third of the esophagus is rare, accounting for about 0.7%‐1.5% of cases. Metastasis of carcinoma to the eye is a rare occurrence. We report here a case of primary adenocarcinoma of the middle third of the esophagus with choroidal metastasis. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:	0022-4790 1096-9098
DOI:	10.1002/jso.2930520118