Choroidal Metastasis of Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Literature Review |Biomedgrid
Journal: American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research (Vol.11, No. 2)Publication Date: 2020-12-04
Authors : Soumia Berrad; Karima Oualla Lamyae Nouiakh; Hayat Erraichi; Lamiae Amaadour; Zineb Benbrahim; Samia Arifi; Nawfel Mellas;
Page : 184-187
Keywords : Choroid metastasis; Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Radiotherapy; Prognosis;
Abstract
Choroid is a very rare site of metastases but the most primary cancers leading to choroidal metastases are breast cancer then lung cancer. Generally, choroidal metastases occur late the course of cancer in the presence previously of other metastatic sites, and they were associated with poor prognosis. We report the case of a patient followed in Medical Oncology Department of Fes, for breast cancer who presented visual disorders leading to the diagnosis of choroidal metastasis. The aim of this work is to report the rarity of this metastatic site, describe the clinical, and radiological features in addition to therapeutic and prognostic aspects.
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