Metastatic Lung Cancer, Choroidal Tumors
Contributor: Jeffrey Welder, MD
Photographers:
Before images: Toni Venckus, CRA
After images: Stefani Karakas, CRA
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83-year-old male referred for decreased vision in the left eye for 10 days. Photos show choroidal lesions temporally right eye (OD) and a large lesion centrally left eye (OS). OCT showed subretinal fluid over the lesions and echo demonstrated high internal reflectivity. The patient was referred for malignancy workup and found to have metastatic lung cancer.
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He subsequently underwent chemotherapy and multiple rounds of external beam radiation to both orbits. The photos demonstrate regression of the choroidal tumors. Patient was 20/20 OD and 20/25 OS at most recent follow-up.
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