Squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus with choroidal metastasis.

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The occurrence of carcinoma metastasizing to the intraocular tissues is unusual but the world literature contains reviews of large series of cases. The sites of the primary growths have been extensively documented, with the breast and lung being the commonest sources. Examination of the available literature appeared to suggest the existence of only one previous description of carcinoma in the eye secondary to an oesophageal primary growth, a surprising rarity in view of the thoracic situation of the oesophagus. Larsen (I933) described a secondary deposit in the right iris in a patient initially seen with a squamous cell carcinoma of the lower third of the oesophagus diagnosed by oesophagoscopy. Death took place 2 months after the first presentation. A squamous cell carcinoma was confirmed in autopsy iris tissue. The choroid was clinically free of tumour.