A Case of Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma Presenting with Initial Symptom of Visual Disturbance due to Intraocular Metastasis.

Author: Sun Young PARK ¹ ; Hyung Jung OH ; Jin Wook MOON ; Shin Myung KANG ; Chang Hoon HAHN ; Moo Suk PARK ; Young Sam KIM ; Joon CHANG ; Sung Kyu KIM ; Sang Ho CHO ; Se Kyu KIM
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sekyukim@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma; Intraocular metastasis
MeSH: Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar*; Adult; Breast; Humans; Korea; Lung; Neoplasm Metastasis*
From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2005;59(1):93-96
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Intraocular tumors are uncommon and an intraocular metastatic carcinoma is extremely rare. An intraocular metastasis in adults most often originates from the breast or the lung. An intraocular lesion may be the first presentation of cancer and a search should be made to locate the primary tumor. To our knowledge, an intraocular metastasis of a bronchioloaveolar carcinoma has not reported in Korea. We report a case of a bronchioloalveolar carcinoma presenting with the initial symptom of a unilateral visual disturbance due to an intraocular metastasis.