Choroidal metastasis as the first sign of primary lung carcinoma

choroids metastasis Adenocarcinoma lung

Authors

  • Maria Zepeda Servicio de Cirugía Oculoplástica, Unidad Nacional de Oftalmología, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Patricia Uribe Servicio de Cirugía Oculoplástica, Unidad Nacional de Oftalmología, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Gustavo Méndez
    gustavomendezgs@gmail.com
    Servicio de Cirugía Oculoplástica, Unidad Nacional de Oftalmología, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
February 22, 2021
August 9, 2021

Choroidal metastasis is the most common intraocular tumor in adults. Autopsy studies suggest that approximately 10% of disseminated cancer patients have ocular metastasis, more frequently to the choroid. We present the case of a 37-year-old woman w