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Metastatic adenocarcinoma to the anterior uvea and elevated CEA levels
Author(s) -
Denslow Gary T.,
Kielar Richard A.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197809)42:3+<1504::aid-cncr2820420822>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - medicine , uvea , adenocarcinoma , gastrointestinal tract , metastatic adenocarcinoma , pathology , eye disease , surgery , cancer
A 47‐year‐old man developed chronic unilateral iridocyclitis with secondary glaucoma, and elevated plasma CEA levels. The eye was enucleated seven months later, and histopathologic examination revealed a metastatic mucin producing CEA positive adenocarcinoma. The patient died one year after the initial onset of symptoms. The primary site of the tumor was not proven, but most likely was the gastrointestinal tract.