Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Biopsy, Needle
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Carcinoid Tumor / complications
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Carcinoid Tumor / pathology
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Carcinoid Tumor / secondary*
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Carcinoid Tumor / surgery
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Ciliary Body / pathology*
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Ciliary Body / surgery
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Fluorescein Angiography
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Fundus Oculi
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Humans
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Male
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Melanoma / complications
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Melanoma / pathology
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Melanoma / secondary*
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Melanoma / surgery
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Middle Aged
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Retinal Detachment / etiology
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Retinal Detachment / surgery
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Uveal Neoplasms / complications
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Uveal Neoplasms / pathology
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Uveal Neoplasms / secondary*
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Uveal Neoplasms / surgery
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Visual Acuity