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Prostatic Adenocarcinoma Metastatic to the Anterior Uveal Tract
Arch Ophthalmol. 2003;121:276-278.
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Prostate cancer rarely metastasizes to the eye. When it does, it usually involves the choroid. The most common primary sites of carcinoma metastatic to the uveal tract are the breast, lung, and gastrointestinal tract. We report a case of prostate carcinoma metastatic to the ciliary body.
Report of a Case
A 76-year-old man had complaints of acute visual blurring in the right eye and dull aching pain. Nine years earlier he was diagnosed as having prostatic adenocarcinoma (Gleason score, 7) with concurrent metastasis to the left fifth rib bone (Figure 1). Because of distant metastasis at diagnosis, he opted to receive hormonal treatment (flutamide and goserelin [Zoladex]). Ocular history was unremarkable. Examination revealed visual acuity correctable to 20/20 OU. Ocular motility and visual field examination findings were unremarkable. Intraocular pressures were within normal limits. Slitlamp examination findings revealed a brown, cohesive mass containing prominent blood vessels projecting into the anterior chamber of . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Comment
Corresponding author and reprints: Susan Schneider, MD, Mary Knight Asbury Eye Pathology Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, A-Pavilion, Room 220, 234 Goodman St, Cincinnati, OH 45219-0777 (e-mail: eyepath_sue@hotmail.com).
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