• Title of article

    Bilateral multifocal choroidal carcinoid: long-term follow-up without treatment

  • Author/Authors

    Murat Tunc، نويسنده , , Robert Wendel، نويسنده , , Devron H. Char، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1998
  • Pages
    2
  • From page
    875
  • To page
    876
  • Abstract
    Purpoe: To report a minimally ymptomatic patient with bilateral carcinoid tumor metatatic to the choroid who wa followed up for 42 month without any treatment. Method: Cae report. Reult: A 54-year-old white man with a hitory of bronchial carcinoid tumor had bilateral multiple carcinoid tumor metatatic to the choroid. Follow-up for 42 month without treatment demontrated no growth of the choroidal tumor, and corrected viual acuity remained RE, 20/20 and LE, 20/25. ytemic tatu alo remained table. Concluion: Carcinoid tumor metatatic to the choroid may remain tationary for an extended period. Treatment may be deferred until tumor growth, exudative retinal detachment, or ubtantial impairment of viion develop.
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Serial Year
    1998
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Record number

    622145