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Arch Ophthalmol. 2002;120:1209-1211.

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We report a case of branch retinal artery occlusion caused by an embolus of metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma. A 67-year-old man sought treatment for sudden visual loss in his left eye. He had a medical history of gastric cancer with liver metastasis. Findings on funduscopic examination included localized edema of the inner retina consistent with a supratemporal branch retinal artery occlusion and a yellowish-white subretinal mass surrounded by shallow retinal detachment superior to the equator. Histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations of the eye obtained post mortem showed positive staining of the choroidal tumor for epithelial membrane and carcinoembryonic antigens. In addition, an embolus of tumor cells was found to cause occlusion of the retinal artery.

Occlusion of the retinal artery is mostly ascribed to either embolus, thrombus, or vasculitis. It is strongly associated with carotid atheromatous plaque or cardiac valvular diseases with vegetation. Other causes, such as atrial myxoma, temporal arteritis, periarteritis . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Corresponding author and reprints: Akihiro Ohira, MD, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane Medical University, 89-1 Enya, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan (e-mail: aohira@shimane-med.ac.jp).

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