Unilateral symptomatic choroidal metastasis as the initial presentation of advanced breast carcinoma

Abstract EN

Breast carcinoma is the most common cancer in women and second leading cause of cancer death among women in developed countries.

Breast carcinoma is the most common primary tumor to metastasize to ocular structures.

The high incidence of breast carcinoma and prolonged survival due to effective treatment may in part explain its metastatic frequency and will invariably increase the number of breast cancer patients presenting to the ophthalmologist.

This is the first case report from Jordan of a breast carcinoma metastasizing to the choroid.

This case highlights a rarity in the presentation, and shows that the impaired vision can be the alarming initial symptom in an asymptomatic breast cancer patient.