Metastatic carcinoma of the eyeball / by C. Devereux Marshall.

  • Marshall, C. Devereux.
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[1897]
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    [Reprinted from the Boyal London Ophthalmic, Hospital Reports, Vol. XIV, Part 3.] METASTATIC CAKCINOMA OF THE EYEBALL. By 0. Deverbux Marshall, Curator. Case I.—Mrs. J. J., set. 57, was seen early in 1895, and was found to be suffering from a tumour of the right breast. It had all the appearances of being a scirrhus. On May 7, 1895, the breast together with the axillary glands were removed, and the diagnosis of scirrhus was confirmed by pathological examination. The wound healed slowly, but was quite closed by June 28. The patient remained in good health for about 17 months, when she found the sight of her right eye failing. She was then seen by Mr. John Couper, who diagnosed an intraocular tumour In December, 189(3, the eye was removed, and was sent to me for pathological examina- tion. Very shortly after this, patient developed ascitis, there was some pain and swelling of the right arm, and some pain also in the left arm, but no tumour could be felt, and there was no sign of local recurrence. In March, 1897, death took place, and although no post-mortem examination was made, yet there was every indication that the patient had secondary deposits in the abdomen which proved fatal. 0