Metastatic ciliary body carcinoid tumor.
Published
Journal Article
A 50-year-old man with a history of systemic carcinoid had decreased right eye vision and a darkly pigmented cilio-choroidal mass. Results of ultrasonographic and fluorescein angiographic examinations were consistent with a malignant melanoma. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the lesion identified it as a carcinoid metastasis. The patient refused both radiation and enucleation; complete excision with a cyclochoroidectomy was performed. Histopathologic examination showed a carcinoid neoplasm covered by marked hyperplasia of the retinal pigment epithelium that produced the pigmented appearance of the lesion.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Bardenstein, DS; Char, DH; Jones, C; Crawford, JB; Miller, TR; Riekhof, FT
Published Date
- November 1990
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 108 / 11
Start / End Page
- 1590 - 1594
PubMed ID
- 2244844
Pubmed Central ID
- 2244844
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0003-9950
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1001/archopht.1990.01070130092038
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States