Diagnosis and treatment of uveal metastasis in patients with breast cancer / 中华内分泌外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the occurrence,diagnosis and treatment of uveal metastasis in patients with breast cancer.Methods In 2400 cases of breast cancer patients,2 cases of uveal metastasis admitted from Jan.2007 to Aug.2011 in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed to study the occurrence,diagnosis and treatment.Results Both the 2 cases had the symptoms of blurred vision and hypopsia.Fundus examination and funds fluorescein angiography showed that the 2 cases had unilateral choroidal metastasis with the discovery rate of 0.08％.Case 1 was found to have uveal metastasis before breast cancer was confirmed and case 2 was found to have uveal metastasis during the 4th chemotherapy cycle.No other distant metastasis was found in these 2 patients.The eye symptoms improved obviously after chemotherapy.Conclusions In order to get a good therapeutic effect for breast cancer patients with uveal metastasis,we should pay attention to patients' symptoms and signs.Eyes examination should be taken when patients have eye symptoms and signs.