Ophthalmia Metastatic

Metastatic ophthalmology is a condition in which focal lesions form in organs that are located outside the eye. This type of pathology is characterized by the formation of metastases (daughter tumors) in the choroid of the eye against the background of cancer of the organ of vision. The origin of secondary tumors may be a consequence of metastasis of the primary lesion to other structures of the body or the direct transfer of inflammation and tumor from adjacent organs. The pathology is also well known as central cancer - inflammation that is localized in the central part of the visual organ.

Unfortunately, this disease is quite rare (0.3 - 0.7% of cases). At the same time, the pathology has a fairly high mortality rate among cancer patients - in 90% of patients, the lesion is not amenable to conservative treatment. The unpleasant thing is that metastatic foci can appear even before the appearance of the primary tumor. Diagnosis of central cancer faces many difficulties. To establish a diagnosis, not only a visual examination and anamnesis are taken, but also a number of instrumental and laboratory studies. The disease is treated by oncologists, eye surgeons, and in many cases, radiologists.