A Case of Solitary Metastatic Iris Tumor from Bronchogenic Carcinoma: Responese to Chemotherapy.

Kim, Sang Jin; Shim, Chang Bo; Oh, Joon Sup; Jeon, Young June

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1988;29(2):453-457.
Published online February 1, 1988.

A Case of Solitary Metastatic Iris Tumor from Bronchogenic Carcinoma: Responese to Chemotherapy.

Sang Jin Kim, Chang Bo Shim, Joon Sup Oh, Young June Jeon

¹Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea.
²Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea.

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김상진(Sang Jin Kim),심창보(Chang Bo Shin),오준섭(Joon Sup Oh),전영준(Young June Jeon)

Abstract

Metastatic tumors to the eye are probably the most common type of intraocular malignancies. The choroid is the most common site of involvement. Though the iris is a less common site of uveal involvement, metastases to the iris may occur and may produce a variety of clinical findings. The most common metastatic tumor to the eye is breast tumor and lung tumor is second, whereas the prompt most common metastatic tumor to the iris is lung tumor and breast tumor is second. The iris lesion may be the first presentation of the cancer and should make a search for the primary tumor. The diagnosis of metastatic tumor to the iris can be established by cytologic examination of aqueous. Local irradiation can spare the patient an enucleation and can preserve the eye for the generally few months of life that remain. Although the prognosis for vision is usually good, the prognosis for life is poor. The authors describe a 37 year old male patient having a metastasis from oat cell carcinoma of the lung to iris, which begins to respond to chemotherapy.