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Abstract A 72-year-old man presented after a single choroidal mass was incidentally detected on fundus examination of his right eye. The patient has a history of multiple myeloma and neuroendocrine thymoma diagnosed 6 and 10 years before presentation, respectively. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy reve...

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Published inSurvey of ophthalmology Vol. 60; no. 5; pp. 495 - 499
Main Authors Aziz, Hassan A., MD, Martel, Joseph N., MD, Biscotti, Charles V., MD, Singh, Arun D., MD, Shields, Carol L., MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2015
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Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Brachytherapy
Carcinoid Tumor - diagnosis
Carcinoid Tumor - radiotherapy
Carcinoid Tumor - secondary
Choroid Neoplasms - diagnosis
Choroid Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Choroid Neoplasms - secondary
choroidal mass
fine needle aspiration biopsy
Fluorescein Angiography
Humans
Iodine Radioisotopes - therapeutic use
Male
melanoma
multiple myeloma
Multiple Myeloma - pathology
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
neuroendocrine thymoma
Neuroendocrine Tumors - secondary
Ophthalmology
Thymus Neoplasms - pathology
Ultrasonography
melanoma
multiple myeloma
fine needle aspiration biopsy
neuroendocrine thymoma
choroidal mass
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Summary:Abstract A 72-year-old man presented after a single choroidal mass was incidentally detected on fundus examination of his right eye. The patient has a history of multiple myeloma and neuroendocrine thymoma diagnosed 6 and 10 years before presentation, respectively. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy revealed metastatic choroidal carcinoid tumor. The patient was subsequently treated with brachytherapy (iodine-125).
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ISSN:0039-6257
1879-3304
DOI:10.1016/j.survophthal.2015.05.002