RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the globe.
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 169
OP 172
DO 10.1136/bjo.63.3.169
VO 63
IS 3
A1 Slamovits, T L
A1 Mondzelewski, J P
A1 Kennerdell, J S
YR 1979
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/63/3/169.abstract
AB We report a case of thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the globe. In our survey we found thyroid carcinomas to metastasise to the eye rarely. In addition, we found metastases from the thyroid to be more common to the orbit than to the globe--a reverse of the pattern noted with tumours in general.