Rare metastasis in a patient with BRAF-mutated rectal cancer: choroidal metastasis - case report and literature review

Abstract: Purpose: Colorectal cancers are common and have high mortality, and metastasis is common in follow up. Choroidal metastasis is encountered rarely in rectum cancers, and there is no previous case reported from Turkey. We present our patient who developed choroidal metastasis in his cancer follow-up.Case report: A 74-year-old male patient had undergone operation due to the diagnosis of rectum cancer two years ago, and lung (L) metastasis developed in the 4th month after the adjuvant therapy, but he refused to receive treatment and remained out of follow-up. The patient presented with complaints of decreased vision and light flashes in his eye 21 months after the diagnosis.Management and outcome: Ocular examination revealed a choroidal mass and radiologically choroidal and multiple brain metastases were detected. In our case, whole-brain radiotherapy was administered in the treatment since there were also multiple brain metastases. However, as the ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncolo...

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Rare metastasis in a patient with BRAF-mutated rectal cancer: choroidal metastasis - case report and literature review ; volume:14 ; day:19 ; month:04 ; year:2024 ; GMS ophthalmology cases ; 14 (19.04.2024)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Medizin, Gesundheit

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Demir, Hacer ; Ekim, Mustafa Muhterem ; Özgül, Esra ; Davarci, Sena Ece ; Baykara, Meltem

Further information

• DOI: 10.3205/oc000235
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0183-oc0002356
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 14.08.2025, 10:47 AM CEST