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. 2020 Dec 3;20:1186. doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-07630-6

Table 3.

Diagnosis Characteristics of Choroidal Metastases in Seven Patients

Patients Patient #1 Patient #2 Patient #3 Patient #4 Patient #5 Patient #6 Patient #7
Symptoms Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Time to onset of symptoms (months) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nature of symptoms Myodesopsia and visual acuity loss of right eye Intermittent visual blur on right eye Visual acuity loss of left eye Visual acuity loss of right eye Blurred vision in right eye Retro-ocular pain and visual acuity loss on right eye
Associated metastatic site (yes / no) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Associated brain metastases No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Diagnostic tool

Fundoscopic examination

Fluorescein angiography

B-scan ultrasound

Fundoscopic examination

Fluorescein angiography

B-scan ultrasound

B-scan ultrasound

Fundoscopic examination

Fluorescein angiography

B-scan ultrasound

Fundoscopic examination

Fluorescein angiography

B-scan ultrasound

B-scan ultrasound Retrospective MRI analysis
Uni- or bilateral lesion Unilateral Unilateral Unilateral Unilateral Bilateral Unilateral Unilateral
Visibility on MRI (yes / no) Not performed No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Response to systemic therapy Objective response to afatinib Objective response to afatinib Objective response to chemotherapy Objective response to osimertinib No Not evaluable Objective response to erlotinib
Radiotherapy of choroidal metastases No No No No Yes No No
Concomitant progression to visceral progression No No No No No Not evaluable No

MRI magnetic resonance imaging