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. 1971 Jul;26(4):472–475. doi: 10.1136/thx.26.4.472

Metastatic ocular deposits due to bronchial carcinoma

C C Evans 1,2, A J Mearns 1,2, J Delaney 1,2, W A Littler 1,2
PMCID: PMC472331  PMID: 5565795

Abstract

Three case reports of patients with bronchial carcinoma who presented with visual disturbances due to ocular metastases are described. The reasons for the rarity of this syndrome are discussed and its frequent association with cerebral metastases is explained. Cytotoxic drugs provide short-term effective therapy.

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