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Carcinoma of the ovary with primary presentation in the choroid
D Krohn-Hansen1, E H Strøm, S J Charles
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oslo, Norway.
Purpose:
An unusual case of choroidal metastases from an ovarian adenocarcinoma is described, and a brief review of the literature is presented.
Methods:
Clinical and autopsy findings are presented.
Results:
After having diagnosed bilateral choroidal metastatic lesions, a clinical investigation and a subsequent laparotomy disclosed bilateral ovarian tumors with histopathological features of mucinous adenocarcinoma. At autopsy the tumor was confirmed to be a primary ovarian mucinous adenocarcinoma with choroidal metastases.
Conclusion:
This article describes what is believed to be the first case report of a primary epithelial carcinoma of the ovary with histopathologically documented metastases to the choroid. Metastatic disease must be considered in the evaluation of patients with choroidal lesions of unknown etiology.