[Micrometastasis of the uvea: a rare cause of uveal effusion (author's transl)].

A clinicopathological report is given on a case of spontaneous chorioideal detachment in a patient with metastatic carcinoma. Histological there was infiltration of the ciliary body and peripheral choroid and a large uveal effusion. Pain would seem to be a pathognomic sign of metastatic tumor in choroideal detachment caused by metastatic tumor.