Metastatic tumour of the iris: a rare presentation.
Metastasis to the iris is less frequent than that to the ciliary body and choroid. This might be the presenting feature. We report a 40 years male patient, a chronic smoker, who presented with pain, redenss and photophobia in the right eye. On detailed examination and investigations it turned out to be a case of primary squamous cell carcinoma of the bronchus metastasising to the iris. The presentation, difficulty in the diagnosis and management is discussed with review of the relavent literature.
Singh
D P
DP
Department of Radiation therapy & Oncology, Post Graduate Inst. of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.
Pandav
S S
SS
Ram
J
J
Sur
R K
RK
Jain
S
S
Radotra
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BD
D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D015811:Iris Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male