Iris metastasis from endometrial carcinoma.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of metastasis to the iris from endometrial carcinoma.


METHODS
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.


RESULTS
Systemic medical evaluation demonstrated no other metastases. The iris tumors were removed surgically, and histology demonstrated adenocarcinoma consistent with endometrial carcinoma.


CONCLUSIONS
Endometrial carcinoma can metastasize to the iris. This possibility should be considered because the frequency of endometrial carcinoma is increasing.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Instituto Galego de Oftalmoloxía, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Spain. ingo@corevia.com
Santos
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Sánchez-Salorio
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Forteza
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D015811:Iris Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D014463:Ultrasonography
D007633:Keratins