TITLE:
Esophageal Cancer Metastasis to the Eye: A Case Report and Literature Review
AUTHORS:
Ramzi A. Addas, Ahmed M. Alsabban, Abdullah A. Fallatah, Aqeel S. Binaqeel, Salman W. Bafageeh
KEYWORDS:
Esophageal Cancer, Ocular Metastasis, Orbital MRI, Palliative Therapy
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery,
Vol.11 No.3,
September
23,
2021
ABSTRACT: Ocular
metastasis is an uncommon occurrence that usually has a poor prognosis. The
most frequent causes of intraocular metastases as reported in the literature
are breast and lung cancers. Intraocular metastasis originating from esophageal
cancer is very rare. We discuss a case of 58 years old man known case of
adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction presenting with ocular
metastasis in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Clinical
symptoms led to the investigations and diagnosis of the ocular metastasis which
without these symptoms it would have been missed. We concluded that a careful
and good review of the whole body is essential in the optimal diagnosis of
metastatic lesions especially when it comes to a rare metastasis like ocular
metastasis from esophageal cancer.