Multiple bilateral choroidal metastatic tumors from a small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma

Eur J Ophthalmol. 2005;15(1):149-152. doi: 10.5301/EJO.2008.3247.

Abstract

Purpose: To report one case of multiple and bilateral choroidal tumors from a poorly differentiated small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of unknown primary.

Methods: The case of a 30-years-old white female who developed multiple and bilateral choroidal tumors from a poorly differentiated small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of unknown primary is presented.

Results: The patient had a disseminated disease and died 6 months after. The oncologic work-up, including physical examination, laboratory and radiographic study, fails to identiy the primary site.

Conclusions: Intraocular involvement from a poorly differentiated small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of unknown primary has not yet reported. We describe thic case together with a review of the literature. (Eur J Ophthalmol 2005; 15: 148-52).