Jinxia Liu1, Xiqian Gao1, Mindan Sun1. 1. Department of Nephrosis Internal Medicine, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130000, China.
Abstract
Lung cancer is a common malignant tumor in clinic. Morbidity and mortality are the first place in cancer, which seriously threaten the health of human beings. Due to the lack of effective and specific screening methods, most patients were found already at an advanced stage, and often combined with bone, brain, liver, adrenal and other parts of the metastasis. Symptoms of patient resulted from the primary tumor, metastatic spread, or paraneoplastic syndrome commonly cause the medical attention. For the syndrome related to the distant metastatic spread as the first manifestation, diagnosis would be a challenge. Retinal metastasis is very rare as the first symptom of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. This paper reviewed a case, in which a patient developed the retinal metastasis as the inital presentation. After systemic evaluation, our patient was managed in multidisciplinary treatments, including surgery and chemotherapy. Now, the patient has a good short-term prognosis and is still in fellow-up condition. Later, we summarized the characteristics of the diagnosis and treatment of this case and provided experience for clinicians. At the same time, reviewing the relevant literature on tumor metastasis provides a window for our understanding of the rare manifestations of lung cancer.
Lung cancer is a common malignant tumor in clinic. Morbidity and mortality are the first place in cancer, which seriously threaten the health of human beings. Due to the lack of effective and specific screening methods, most patients were found already at an advanced stage, and often combined with bone, brain, liver, adrenal and other parts of the metastasis. Symptoms of patient resulted from the primary tumor, metastatic spread, or paraneoplastic syndrome commonly cause the medical attention. For the syndrome related to the distant metastatic spread as the first manifestation, diagnosis would be a challenge. Retinal metastasis is very rare as the first symptom of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. This paper reviewed a case, in which a patient developed the retinal metastasis as the inital presentation. After systemic evaluation, our patient was managed in multidisciplinary treatments, including surgery and chemotherapy. Now, the patient has a good short-term prognosis and is still in fellow-up condition. Later, we summarized the characteristics of the diagnosis and treatment of this case and provided experience for clinicians. At the same time, reviewing the relevant literature on tumor metastasis provides a window for our understanding of the rare manifestations of lung cancer.
A 62 years old woman, who was diagnosed aspulmonary squamous cell carcinoma with retinal metastasis, underwent surgical resection of the primary lung lesion and 4 courses adjuvant chemotherapy of gemcitabine plus cisplatin. Follwoing are the changes of Optomap and 200Tx images during diagnosis and treatment. A (2016.12.05): Initial stage of disease, yellow exudate was seen in the retina above the left eye. B (2017.01.22): After Lung squamous carcinoma operation, before chemotherapy, the disease was progressed and the range of lesion increased. C (2017.02.23): After 1 chemotherapy course of gemcitabine+cisplatin, the lesion contracted slightly. D (2017.03.17): After 2 chemotherapy course of gemcitabine+cisplatin, the lesion was significantly smaller than before chemotherapy.
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患者发病初期PET-CT检查显示左侧眼底局限性增厚,代谢不高。
At the onset of the disease, PET-CT showed a Localized thickening of the left fundus with low metabolism.
Changes in Funduscopy images during the treatment. A (2017.1.22): After lung squamous carcinoma operation, before chemotherapy, white exudate was seen in the retina above the left eye with irregular margins. B (2017.3.17): After 2 chemotherapy course of gemcitabine+cisplatin, the lesion was significantly smaller than before chemotherapy.
Optical coherencetomography (OCT): A (2017.1.22): After lung squamous carcinoma operation, before chemotherapy, OCT showed localized thickening at the fovea. B (2017.3.17): After 2 chemotherapy course of gemcitabine+cisplatin, OCT showed that the shape of fovea was approximately normal.
62岁女性患者,诊断为肺鳞状细胞癌合并视网膜转移,行手术切除肺部原发病灶,术后应用吉西他滨加顺铂辅助化疗4疗程。诊疗过程中Optomap 200T×图像变化。A(2016.12.05):发病初期,可见左眼眼底颞上方视网膜见黄色渗出。B(2017.01.22):肺癌术后,化疗前,眼部疾病进展,病灶范围较前增大。C(2017.02.23):行吉西他滨+顺铂1疗程化疗后,病灶范围略缩小。D(2017.03.17):行吉西他滨+顺铂2疗程化疗后,病灶范围较化疗前明显缩小。A 62 years old woman, who was diagnosed aspulmonary squamous cell carcinoma with retinal metastasis, underwent surgical resection of the primary lung lesion and 4 courses adjuvant chemotherapy of gemcitabine plus cisplatin. Follwoing are the changes of Optomap and 200Tx images during diagnosis and treatment. A (2016.12.05): Initial stage of disease, yellow exudate was seen in the retina above the left eye. B (2017.01.22): After Lung squamous carcinoma operation, before chemotherapy, the disease was progressed and the range of lesion increased. C (2017.02.23): After 1 chemotherapy course of gemcitabine+cisplatin, the lesion contracted slightly. D (2017.03.17): After 2 chemotherapy course of gemcitabine+cisplatin, the lesion was significantly smaller than before chemotherapy.患者发病初期PET-CT检查显示左侧眼底局限性增厚,代谢不高。At the onset of the disease, PET-CT showed a Localized thickening of the left fundus with low metabolism.患者治疗过程中眼底镜检查图像变化。A(2017.1.22):肺癌术后,化疗前,可见颞上方视网膜见大片白色渗出,边缘不规则。B(2017.3.17):行吉西他滨+顺铂2疗程化疗后,渗出范围较化疗前明显缩小。Changes in Funduscopy images during the treatment. A (2017.1.22): After lung squamous carcinoma operation, before chemotherapy, white exudate was seen in the retina above the left eye with irregular margins. B (2017.3.17): After 2 chemotherapy course of gemcitabine+cisplatin, the lesion was significantly smaller than before chemotherapy.患者治疗过程中OCT图像变化。A(2017.1.22):肺癌术后,化疗前,OCT检查示黄斑区视网膜局限性隆起增厚。B(2017.3.17):行吉西他滨+顺铂2疗程化疗后,OCT检查示黄斑中心凹形态大致恢复正常。Optical coherencetomography (OCT): A (2017.1.22): After lung squamous carcinoma operation, before chemotherapy, OCT showed localized thickening at the fovea. B (2017.3.17): After 2 chemotherapy course of gemcitabine+cisplatin, OCT showed that the shape of fovea was approximately normal.
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