Abstract
Purpose: To report a rare presentation of metastatic testicular cancer to the uvea. Methods: Observational case report. Results: A 24-year-old man without known systemic illness presented with acute total loss of vision and severe pain in his left eye and associated nausea, anorexia, and dehydration. He was found to have a total hyphema, high intraocular pressure, and a ciliary body mass (by computed tomography scan and ultrasound biomicroscopy). The affected eye was enucleated, and pathologic study showed a hemorrhagic poorly differentiated neoplasm of the ciliary body. Subsequent patient evaluation revealed a primary testicular embryonal carcinoma with widespread metastasis. Conclusion: This case represents the first report of a metastasis from a testicular carcinoma to the ciliary body and the first tumor of this type to be associated with spontaneous hyphema.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 105-107 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Retinal Cases and Brief Reports |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ciliary body tumor
- Embryonal carcinoma
- Germ cell tumor
- Spontaneous hyphema
- Testicular cancer
- Uveal metastasis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology