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Iris metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma

Authors: Ali Riza Cenk Celebi, Ayse Ebru Kilavuzoglu, U. Emrah Altiparmak, C. Banu Cosar, Abdullah Ozkiris

Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology | Issue 1/2016

Abstract

Background

Iris metastasis in patients with gastric cancer is extremely rare. Herein, it is aimed to report on a patient with gastric adenocarcinoma and iris metastasis.

Case presentation

A 65-year-old patient with the history of gastric cancer was admitted for eye pain and eye redness on his left eye. There was ciliary injection, severe +4 cells with hypopyon in the anterior chamber and a solitary, friable, yellow-white, fleshy-creamy vascularized 2 mm × 4 mm mass on the upper nasal part of the iris within the left eye. The presented patient’s mass lesion in the iris fulfilled the criteria of the metastatic iris lesion’s appearance. The ocular metastasis occurred during chemotherapy.

Conclusions

Iris metastasis can masquerade as iridocyclitis with pseudohypopyon or glaucoma. In patients with a history of gastric cancer that present with an iris mass, uveitis, and high intraocular pressure, ocular metastasis of gastric cancer should be a consideration.

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Title: Iris metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma
Authors: Ali Riza Cenk Celebi
Ayse Ebru Kilavuzoglu
U. Emrah Altiparmak
C. Banu Cosar
Abdullah Ozkiris
Publication date: 01-12-2016
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-016-0840-6

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Iris metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma

Abstract

Background

Case presentation

Conclusions

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Abstract

Background

Case presentation

Conclusions

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