BILATERAL MULTIFOCAL CHOROIDAL CARCINOID - LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP WITHOUT TREATMENT

PURPOSE: To report a minimally symptomatic patient with bilateral carc inoid tumors metastatic to the choroid who was followed up for 42 mont hs without any treatment. METHOD: Case report. RESULTS: A 54-year-old white man with a history of bronchial carcinoid tumor had bilateral mu ltiple carcinoid tumors metastatic to the choroid. Follow-up for 42 mo nths without treatment demonstrated no growth of the choroidal tumors, and corrected visual acuity remained RE, 20/20 and LE, 20/25. Systemi c status also remained stable. CONCLUSIONS: Carcinoid tumors metastati c to the choroid may remain stationary for an extended period. Treatme nt may be deferred until tumor growth, exudative retinal detachment, o r substantial impairment of vision develops. (C) 1998 by Elsevier Scie nce Inc. All rights reserved.).