Choroidal metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma as a first sign of systemic disease recurrence: case report / Metástase de adenocarcinoma gástrico para a coróide como um primeiro sinal de recorrência de doença sistêmica: relato de caso

To describe a patient with unilateral metastatic choroidal gastric adenocarcinoma as a first sign of systemic dissemination. A 54-year-old woman presented with a 7-month history of progressive pain and decrease in vision in her left eye. She had undergone total gastrectomy due to gastric adenocarcinoma two years previously. Examination of the left eye revealed an elevated creamy yellow choroidal tumor infiltrating the macular area and extending around the optic nerve head, suggesting metastasis. Treatment was enucleation of the affected eye. There was orbital recurrence of the tumor, leading to exenteration. Orbital and intraocular metastasis are generally associated with a bad prognosis. This patient represents a rare occurrence of metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma to the choroid, developing as a first sign of systemic recurrence.

Descrever um paciente com metástase coroidal de um adenocarcinoma gástrico como primeira manifestação de disseminação sistêmica. Uma mulher de 54 anos apresentou história de dor e diminuição progressiva da visão no olho esquerdo há sete meses. Ela havia sido submetida a uma gastrectomia total há dois anos devido a um adenocarcinoma gástrico. Exame do olho esquerdo revelou uma massa coroidal de coloração amarelada infiltrando a área macular e estendendo-se ao redor do disco óptico, sugerindo metástase. Foi realizada enucleação do olho afetado. Posteriormente, houve recorrência orbitária do tumor, levando à exenteração. Metástases orbitárias e intraoculares estão geralmente associadas a um grave prognóstico. Esta paciente representa uma rara ocorrência de adenocarcinoma gástrico metastático para a coróide, apresentando-se como um primeiro sinal de recorrência sistêmica.

[Choroidal metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma as a first sign of systemic disease recurrence: case report]. / Metástase de adenocarcinoma gástrico para a coróide como um primeiro sinal de recorrência de doença sistêmica: relato de caso.

To describe a patient with unilateral metastatic choroidal gastric adenocarcinoma as a first sign of systemic dissemination. A 54-year-old woman presented with a 7-month history of progressive pain and decrease in vision in her left eye. She had undergone total gastrectomy due to gastric adenocarcinoma two years previously. Examination of the left eye revealed an elevated creamy yellow choroidal tumor infiltrating the macular area and extending around the optic nerve head, suggesting metastasis. Treatment was enucleation of the affected eye. There was orbital recurrence of the tumor, leading to exenteration. Orbital and intraocular metastasis are generally associated with a bad prognosis. This patient represents a rare occurrence of metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma to the choroid, developing as a first sign of systemic recurrence.