Choroidal Metastasis as the First Sign of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Case Report

Ben Salem M^1*, Chebbi A¹, Rouatbi A¹, Baili L², Korbi M¹, Zbiba W¹, Boussema F², Ben Romdhane K³ and Boughila H¹

¹Ocular Oncology, Department of Ophthalmology at Hedi Rais institute, Tunis, Tunisia

²Department of Internal Medicine at Habib Thameur Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia

³Department of Anatomo-Pathology Alain savary, Tunis, Tunisia

*Corresponding Author : Ben Salem Mariem
Ocular Oncology Department, Hedi Raies institute, Tunisia
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E-mail: myriam_bsalem@yahoo.fr

Received: December 30, 2016 Accepted: January 12, 2017 Published: January 18, 2017

Citation: Ben Salem M, Chebbi A, Rouatbi A, Baili L, Korbi M, et al. (2017) Choroidal Metastasis as the First Sign of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Case Report. Int J Ophthalmic Pathol 6:2. doi: 10.4172/2324-8599.1000198

Metastases to the choroid from renal carcinomas are extremely rare with no more than 10 cases described in the literature. We herein report a case of rare involvement of the eye with choroidal metastasis from renal cell carcinoma presenting as the initial manifestation of an undiagnosed primary tumor. The 32-year-old woman was presented with acute blurring of the vision in the right eye. Fundus examination revealed an amelanotic subretinal mass. Oncology work-up has confirmed the diagnoses of choroidal metastases of renal cell carcinoma with widespread disease and a very poor prognosis.