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20724863

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-1-18
pubmed:abstractText
A 64-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with carcinoid tumor of the large intestine over a decade earlier presented with an acute right periorbital inflammatory reaction. On examination, 2 disc-shaped, gelatinous masses were noted on the right upper and lower tarsal conjunctivae. Excisional biopsies of these masses revealed metastatic carcinoid tumor. Her total burden of metastatic carcinoid tumor continued to increase during 2 years of follow-up, with new metastatic foci in the right choroid, in the left upper and lower eyelids, and subcutaneously in the neck and chest. Despite a comprehensive treatment approach including radionuclide therapy with the somatostatin peptide analog, Y-DOTATOC, the patient succumbed to the disease and died. The authors report an unusual case of a gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor metastatic to the tarsal conjunctivae, eyelids, choroid, and orbit.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1537-2677
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
e6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Carcinoid tumor metastatic to the tarsal conjunctivae.
pubmed:affiliation
Departments of Ophthalmology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't