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V P Papastefanou1, A K Arora1, J L Hungerford1
1Ocular Oncology Service, St Bartholomew's and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London EC1A 7BE, UK.
Abstract:
Choroidal metastases from follicular thyroid carcinoma are uncommon and usually present as an amelanotic lesion against a background of known systemic disease. We present the case of a 56-year-old woman with a thyroid metastatic focus with unusual clinical presentation, systemic involvement, and early response to systemic treatment. A review of the literature accompanies this case presentation.
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