Abstract
Choroidal metastases have been observed in about 8% of patients with metastatic breast cancer, even if their true incidence is likely to be higher, as they are not routinely investigated in the absence of symptoms. Radiotherapy is the treatment of choice for symptom palliation. The prognosis is traditionally poor, with a reported average survival of one year. Here we describe the third case reported in the literature of a metastatic tumor to the choroid from a male breast carcinoma.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 333-335 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Tumori |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - May 2003 |
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Keywords
- Choroidal metastasis
- Male breast carcinoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
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Breast cancer metastatic to the choroid in a male patient case report. / Silvestris, Nicola; Di Cosimo, Serena; Ferretti, Gianluigi; Angelini, Francesco; De Benedetti, Giacomo; D'Alberto, Alessandra; Caselli, Maurizio; D'Aprile, Modesto.
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T1 - Breast cancer metastatic to the choroid in a male patient case report
AU - Silvestris, Nicola
AU - Di Cosimo, Serena
AU - Ferretti, Gianluigi
AU - Angelini, Francesco
AU - De Benedetti, Giacomo
AU - D'Alberto, Alessandra
AU - Caselli, Maurizio
AU - D'Aprile, Modesto
PY - 2003/5
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N2 - Choroidal metastases have been observed in about 8% of patients with metastatic breast cancer, even if their true incidence is likely to be higher, as they are not routinely investigated in the absence of symptoms. Radiotherapy is the treatment of choice for symptom palliation. The prognosis is traditionally poor, with a reported average survival of one year. Here we describe the third case reported in the literature of a metastatic tumor to the choroid from a male breast carcinoma.
AB - Choroidal metastases have been observed in about 8% of patients with metastatic breast cancer, even if their true incidence is likely to be higher, as they are not routinely investigated in the absence of symptoms. Radiotherapy is the treatment of choice for symptom palliation. The prognosis is traditionally poor, with a reported average survival of one year. Here we describe the third case reported in the literature of a metastatic tumor to the choroid from a male breast carcinoma.
KW - Choroidal metastasis
KW - Male breast carcinoma
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