Leys A M, Van Eyck L M, Nuttin B J, Pauwels P A, Delabie J M, Libert J A
Department of Ophthalmology, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven, Belgium.
Arch Ophthalmol. 1990 Oct;108(10):1448-52. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1990.01070120096036.
Two cases of metastatic carcinoma to the neuroretina are reported. One patient had an oat cell carcinoma of the lung that was metastatic to the brain and retina; this was confirmed postmortem. The other patient had metastatic breast carcinoma with seeding of tumor cells into the vitreous from a focus of retinal embolism. The diagnosis was confirmed from a vitrectomy specimen.
