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 fro...

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Published in:Cancer 1980-05, Vol.45 (10), p.2521-2523
Main Authors: Sierocki, John S., Charles, Norman C., Schafrank, Michael, Wittes, Robert E.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Carcinoma, Small Cell - drug therapy
Carcinoma, Small Cell - pathology
Eye Neoplasms - drug therapy
Eye Neoplasms - pathology
Eye Neoplasms - secondary
Humans
Iris - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Male
Vinblastine - administration & dosage
Vinblastine - analogs & derivatives
Vinblastine - therapeutic use
Vindesine
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/1097-0142(19800515)45:10<2521::AID-CNCR2820451009>3.0.CO;2-5