Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the tail of the pancreas presenting with a choroidal metastasis
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Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the tail of the pancreas presenting with a choroidal metastasis. 2008;1(2):187-188

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    AIM: To report a case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the tail of the pancreas presenting with a solitary choroidal metastasis. ·METHODS: A 57 years old female patient presented with central metamorphosia in the right eye. Fundoscopy showed a solitary pale raised lesion in the central right macula about 6 disc diameters in length. Her past ocular and medical history was unremarkable. A B-scan confirmed a raised solid lesion in the posterior pole within the macula while fluorescein angiography revealed a central lesion with no areas of leakage. ·RESULTS: In view of the history and the clinical findings a FBC, ESR, LFT, Chest X-ray, and abdominal CT were requested .The chest X-ray revealed multiple opaque lesions in both lung fields suggestive of metastatic pulmonary nodules. The CT revealed multiple nodules in the liver and a 3.5cm x 2.6cmlesion in the tail of the pancreas. A CT guided liver biopsy was performed and it revealed moderately differentiated metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma. Subsequent blood analysis revealed an elevated CA19-9. The primary tumour site was identified as the tail of the pancreas and was decided to instigate palliative treatment. ·CONCLUSION: There are few reports that demonstrate the significance of a solitary choroidal lesion as the initial clinical sign of cancer of the tail of the pancreas. This case highlights the importance of performing detailed abdominal imaging studies in cases where a solid choroidal lesion of unknown origin is identified.

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A S Ioannidis, K Papageorgiou, P S Andreou. Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the tail of the pancreas presenting with a choroidal metastasis. Int J Ophthalmol, 2008,1(2):187-188

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  • Received:February 25,2008
  • Revised:April 25,2008
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