Treatment of choroid metastases

Sixteen patients with choroid secondary tumours were treated with irradiation consisting of 40-50 Gy in 3-5 weeks. There were 14 female patients with breast cancer, one male patient with prostatic cancer and one male patient with cancer of unknown origin. In four cases bilateral ocular metastases were seen. Ten out of 20 treated eyes showed complete response to treatment, seven out of 20 showed partial response and three out of 20 were not influenced by irradiation. Survival of patients, all having widespread metastatic disease, was 3-48 months (median 20 months). All patients responding to treatment showed increased quality of life.