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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 13.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 May-Jun;35(3):213–217. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001256

Reported cases of orbital and choroidal metastases from urothelial carcinoma

Authors Year Age Sex Origin TCC first Site Time from TCC to met Laterality Ocular symptoms Abnormal findings Ocular therapy Systemic therapy Survival
Sklar et al. 2018 64 M B Y Orbit 6 months OS D, M, Pain, Prop MRI Decompression, surgical debulking Comfort 3 weeks
Gene et al. 2017 67 M B N Orbit 0 day OD M, V MRI NS Chemotherapy + RT Unknown
Magrath et al. 2015 57 F B Y Orbit - OD M, Prop, V CT NS NS 3 weeks
Mitsui et al. 2014 48 M B Y Choroid 17 months OD V OCT, US, MRI NS Chemotherapy 5 months
SooHoo et al. 2012 53 F B Y Orbit - OD Pt CT NS NS 3 months
Wiltshire et al. 2009 88 M B Y Choroid - OU V DFE, ultrasonography RT bl RT 4+ years
Wettach and Steele 2008 66 M B N Orbit - OD D, M, Pain, Prop, Pup, V CT NS NS 1 month
Zwicker et al. 2008 50 M B Y Orbit - OS Ch, D, M, Prop MRI, AS, DFE RT NS 6 months
Lin et al. 2007 60 M B Y Orbit 8 months OD Ch, D, M, Prop, V CT, DFE NS Chemotherapy 6+ months
Shikishima et al. 2006 74 M B Y Orbit 3 years OD Ch, D, IOP, M, Pain, Palp, Prop, V CT, DFE NS Chemotherapy + RT 7 months
Souza Filho et al. 2005 53 M B Y Orbit 3 weeks OS Ch, D, M, Prop, V MRI NS NS 1 month
Chua et al. 2004 78 F B Y Orbit 4 years OD Ch, D, M, Palp, Prop, Pt, V, Pain CT NS NS Unknown
Amemiya et al. 2003 55 M B Y Orbit 5 months OU D, M, Pain, Prop MRI NS NS 1 month
Amemiya et al. 2003 73 M B Y Orbit 6 months OD M, V MRI NS NS 1 month
Fynn-Thompson et al. 2003 68 M B Y Orbit 11 years OS M, Prop, Pup, V CT, DFE NS NS 1 month
Nabi et al. 2002 43 F B Y Orbit 6 months OS Ch, Prop, V CT, DFE NS Chemotherapy 1 month
Nabi et al. 2002 79 M B Y Intraocular 8 months OD D, Ph, V CT, DFE NS Chemotherapy 3 weeks
Scott and Williams 1995 75 M B Y Orbit 3 years OD Ch, D, IOP, M, Pain, Prop, Pup, V CT NS Steroids + abx 13 days
Hugkulstone et al. 1994 45 M B N Orbit 0 days OU Ch, D, M, Palp CT, DFE NS Chemotherapy + RT 5 months
Angulo et al. 1991 61 M B Y Orbit 11 months OD D, Prop CT NS NS 4 weeks
Felip et al. 1991 58 M B Y Orbit 3 weeks NS M, Pt, T, V CT NS NS 3 months
Felip et al. 1991 62 M B Y Orbit 3 years OS D, M, Pain, Prop, V CT, DFE NS Declined Unknown
Prats et al. 1989 58 M B Y Orbit 3 weeks OS M, Prop, Pt, T, V CT Decompression NS 4 months
Pe’er and Zimmerman 1984 69 M U Y Choroid, ON 2.5 years OS IOP, Pain, V AS, DFE RT, enucleation NS Unknown
Atta 1983 50 F RP Y Choroid 2 years OS Ph DFE, US, FA NS Chemotherapy + RT 5 months
Krauss et al. 1982 64 F B Y Orbit 15 months OD C, D, M, Prop, Pt, Pup, T, V CT RT NS 1 month
Cieplinski et al. 1982 57 M B Y Choroid 6 months OU V DFE RT bl Chemotherapy Unknown
Gordon and Munro 1974 65 M B Y Choroid 2 years OU V DFE RT bl NS 1 month
Smiley 1965 75 M B N Orbit 0 day OS D, M, Palp, Prop, Pup, V DFE, skull films NS NS 8+ months

AS, anterior segment; B, bladder; bl, bilateral; C, reduced color vision; Ch, Chemosis; D, diplopia; DFE, dilated fundus examination; FA, fluorescein angiography; IOP, change in intraocular pressure; M, motility defect; NS, not stated; OCT, optical coherence tomography; ON, optic nerve; Palp, palpable mass; Ph, photopsia; Prop, proptosis; Pt, ptosis; Pup, pupillary defect; RT, radiotherapy; RP, renal pelvis; T, trigeminal hypoesthesia; TCC, transitional cell carcinoma; U, ureter; US, ultrasound; V, decreased visual acuity.