Author/Authors :
Mutlu, Hasan Acbadem Kayseri Hospital - Department of Medical Oncology, Turkey , Akça, Zeki Mersin Goverment Hospital - Department of Radiation Oncology, Turkey , Büyükçelik, Abdullah Acbadem University - School of Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine, Turkey , Öztürk, Mustafa Erciyes University - Department of Radiology, Turkey , Taşdemir, Mustafa Acbadem Kayseri Hospital - Department of Radiology, Turkey , Yazcoًlu, Alper Kubilay Acbadem Kayseri Hospital - Department of Radiology, Turkey , Kaplan, Bünyamin Erciyes University - Department of Radiation Oncology, Turkey , Uçar, Kadir Acbadem Kayseri Hospital - Department of Radiation Oncology, Turkey
Abstract :
Breast cancer and lung cancer are the most common tumors that metastasize to iris. The metastasis of iris was generally diagnosed on ophthalmologic examination. In this case, we reported iris metastasis of patients with adenocarcinoma of breast cancer and MRI findings. We report a case of a 51-year-old. She was diagnosed breast cancer two years ago. After adjuvant chemotherapy, radiotherapy and trastuzumab, she was admitted to hospital with the complaints of headache on February 2012. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed multiple brain metastasis. Whole brain radiotherapy and palliative chemotherapy were applied to the patients. In follow-up, on ophthalmological examination, there was a solid lesion on iris. The orbital MRI was performed and it revealed the thickness on iris of left eye. After diagnostic procedure final pathological rewiev reported that invasive ductal carcinom metastasis. Iris metastasis may be considered by MRI findings following: The thickness on iris and contrast enhanced lesion. This reason may be resulted that the fine niddle aspiration biopsy for diagnosis of iris metastasis is not need
Keywords :
Iris , metastasis , breast cancer , magnetic resonance
