Unusual retinal pigment epitheliopathy and choroidopathy in carcinomatosis: a rare case of cancer-associated retinopathy

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 1997 Jan;235(1):59-61. doi: 10.1007/BF01007839.

Abstract

Background: Cancer-associated retinopathy is a syndrome causing ocular symptoms. It is a rare entity and only a few cases have been reported.

Methods: A 67-year-old woman with small-cell endometrial carcinoma suffering from deterioration of visual acuity is presented.

Results: The patient presented with extensive mottled changes of the retinal pigment epithelium, accompanied by diffuse subretinal fluid in the posterior pole and exudative retinal detachments inferior in both eyes.

Conclusion: This patient suffered from a rare variety of cancer-associated retinopathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / complications*
  • Choroid Diseases / etiology*
  • Choroid Diseases / pathology
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / complications*
  • Exudates and Transudates
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / etiology*
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / pathology
  • Pigment Epithelium of Eye / pathology*
  • Retinal Detachment / etiology
  • Retinal Detachment / pathology
  • Retinal Diseases / etiology*
  • Retinal Diseases / pathology
  • Vision Disorders / etiology
  • Vision Disorders / pathology
  • Visual Acuity