Iris metastasis from endometrial carcinoma.

Capeáns, C; Santos, L; Sánchez-Salorio, M; Forteza, J · Am J Ophthalmol · 1998

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

To report a case of metastasis to the iris from endometrial carcinoma. Case report. A 67-year-old woman with a history of endometrial carcinoma and local recurrence after surgery presented 11 months later with two yellow-pink nodules on the iris of the right eye. Systemic medical evaluation demonstrated no other metastases. The iris tumors were removed surgically, and histology demonstrated adenocarcinoma consistent with endometrial carcinoma. Endometrial carcinoma can metastasize to the iris. This possibility should be considered because the frequency of endometrial carcinoma is increasing.

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