title: [Unilateral iris metastasis of cutaneous malignant melanoma].
abstract: We describe a case of cutaneous malignant melanoma metastatic to the iris and the angle 31 months after excision of the primary tumor in a 37-year-old caucasian female patient. The patient who had numerous metastases (lung, liver, cerebrum, skin) suffered from secondary glaucoma and died 5 months after the discovery of the intraocular metastases. The glaucoma was treated with medications and cyclocryotherapy. There was no response of the iris metastases to cyclical combined chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ophtalmologie, CHRU Gabriel-Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bacin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rozan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chollet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015811:Iris Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Métastase irienne unilatérale d'un mélanome malin cutané.