RETINAL METASTASIS FROM SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE LUNG: A CASE PRESENTATION

Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2019;13(2):141-144. doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000553.

Abstract

Background/purpose: To present a case with retinal metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 54-year-old man presented with blurry vision in his left eye. His medical history was significant for Stage IV squamous lung carcinoma. He was undergoing chemotherapy and had a known metastasis. He had a slightly elevated whitish lesion associated with retinal hemorrhages in the left posterior pole. Optical coherence tomography showed a full-thickness retinal mass. No involvement of the choroid could be detected. Further investigation demonstrated a de novo metastasis in the right frontal lobe of the brain.

Conclusion: The lesion showed remarkable regression with subsequent systemic chemotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / secondary*
  • Frontal Lobe / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retinal Neoplasms / secondary*