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Unusual retinal pigment epitheliopathy and choroidopathy in carcinomatosis: A rare case of cancer-associated retinopathy

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• Background: Cancer-associated retinopathy is a syndrome causing ocular symptoms. It is a rare entity and only a few cases have been reported. • Methods: A 67-year-old woman with small-cell endometrial carcinoma suffering from deterioration of visual acuity is presented. • Results: The patient presented with extensive mottled changes of the retinal pigment epithelium, accompanied by diffuse subretinal fluid in the posterior pole and exudative retinal detachments inferior in both eyes. • Conclusion: This patient suffered from a rare variety of cancer-associated retinopathy.

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  1. Institute of Ophthalmology, Bosch Medicentrum, PO Box 90153, 5200, ME's- Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

    H. Brink

  2. Institute of Ophthalmology, Nijmegen University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    A. Deutman

  3. Institute of Endocrinology, Nijmegen University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    L. Beex

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Brink, H., Deutman, A. & Beex, L. Unusual retinal pigment epitheliopathy and choroidopathy in carcinomatosis: A rare case of cancer-associated retinopathy. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 235, 59–61 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01007839

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