Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the ovary metastatic to the eye: report of a case with diagnosis by fine needle aspiration biopsy.
BACKGROUND
Metastatic malignancy involving the ocular uveal tract is rare. Approximately one-third of patients will present without a known primary site. This is the ninth reported clinically detected case of ovarian carcinoma metastatic to the eye, the second with mucinous differentiation and the first in which the diagnosis was established by fine needle aspiration (FNA).


METHODS
A woman developed ovarian mucinous adenocarcinoma metastatic to the choroid layer of the eye.


CONCLUSIONS
FNA is useful in diagnosing lesions of the eye and orbit, including diagnosis of rare metastatic lesions.
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Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-1656, USA.
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D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*