Carcinoma metastatic to the anterior ocular segment: response to chemotherapy.
Metastatic carcinoma involving the anterior ocular segment is an exceedingly rare complication of disseminated malignant disease. Non-surgical treatment is ineffective and patients may require enucleation for relief of pain. We describe a response to chemotherapy in a patient having a metastasis from small cell carcinoma of the lung to the iris. By one month following commencement of therapy, complete gross tumor resolution had occurred.
D000368:Aged; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014751:Vindesine
D014747:Vinblastine; D014751:Vindesine