Open AccessBilateral choroidal metastasis from carcinoma of the submandibular gland
Author(s) -
Swen-Malte John,
Saban Horo,
Andrew Braganza,
Thomas Kuri̇akose
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.37608
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , submandibular gland , metastasis , pathology , salivary gland , carcinoma , neoplasm , cancer
Metastatic tumor is the most common uveal malignancy. However, choroidal metastasis from a salivary gland neoplasm is extremely rare. We report a case of bilateral, multifocal choroidal metastasis from carcinoma of the submandibular gland.