Clinical study on eye metastasis in patients with breast cancer
Metastasis is one of the most common manifestations of malignancy.As the treatment options and life expectancy of the cancer patients are improving,the numbers of different metastatic lesions,including those uncommon metastatic sites are expected to increase.Uveal metastasis from carcinoma,which is...
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Published in | Chinese medical journal Vol. 127; no. 5; pp. 961 - 967 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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China
Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
2014
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Summary: | Metastasis is one of the most common manifestations of malignancy.As the treatment options and life expectancy of the cancer patients are improving,the numbers of different metastatic lesions,including those uncommon metastatic sites are expected to increase.Uveal metastasis from carcinoma,which is the most common type of ocular malignancy in adults,is found in an increasing number of patients,mostly with breast and lung cancer. |
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Bibliography: | breast cancer; choroidal metastasis; treatment; eyes examination 11-2154/R Metastasis is one of the most common manifestations of malignancy.As the treatment options and life expectancy of the cancer patients are improving,the numbers of different metastatic lesions,including those uncommon metastatic sites are expected to increase.Uveal metastasis from carcinoma,which is the most common type of ocular malignancy in adults,is found in an increasing number of patients,mostly with breast and lung cancer. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0366-6999 2542-5641 |
DOI: | 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20120463 |