Lung cancer seen through Eyes literally, as metastasis to the eyes common feature
Written By : Dr Ishan Kataria
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2021-04-29 18:39 GMT | Update On 2021-04-29 18:39 GMT
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Choroid is the most common ocular segment affected by metastasis, with lung carcinoma being the most common cause in men (40%) and breast carcinoma (68%) in women. Ocular metastasis may be seen in 0.2%–7% of lung carcinoma patients.
Athul Suresh Puthalath and team have described a rare case of 46-year-old man who was referred to a tertiary center AIIMS Rishikesh with blurring of vision in both eyes (BE) since 1 month and breathlessness for last 1 week. He was an active smoker with 13.6 pack-years of exposure. Ocular examination revealed a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/60 and 20/80 in right and left eye, respectively.
- Anterior segments were unremarkable in both eyes.
- Funduscopy showed bilateral multiple elevated creamy-yellow subretinal lesions in the postequatorial area.
- Localised retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) layer alteration was also noted in left eye. His medical history was insignificant.
- Ultrasound of both eyes showed multifocal echo-dense lesions on B-scan with corresponding hyperreflectivity in A-scan, at sites clinically correlating to the subretinal lesions.
- Both eyes optical coherence tomography showed multiple choroidal elevations with undulating RPE, adjacent hyperintense irregularities in photoreceptor layer and pockets of subretinal fluid.
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