Choroidal metastasis from leiomyosarcoma in two cases

Authors

Eric Feinstein, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL
Swathi Kaliki, Ocular Oncology Service, L v Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, IndiaFollow
Carol L Shields, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Hormoz Ehya, Department of Pathology, Fox Chase Center, Philadelphia, PA
Jerry A Shields, Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2014

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This article is the final published version in Oman Journal of Ophthalmology Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2014, Pages 19-21.

The published version is available at DOI: 10.4103/0974-620X.127917. Copyright © Medknow Publications

Abstract

Leiomyosarcoma is a malignant tumor of mesenchymal cells and is the most common soft-tissue sarcoma. Leiomyosarcoma is a notably rare tumor in the ophthalmic region and can be of primary, secondary or metastatic origin. To the best of our knowledge, there has only been one published case of leiomyosarcoma metastasis to the choroid. In this case study, we report two cases of primary leiomyosarcoma with metastasis to the choroid of the eye. Both cases displayed systemic metastasis and showed response to high dose plaque radiotherapy. Despite its prevalence as the leading form of sarcoma, leiomyosarcoma rarely metastasizes to the ocular region.

Recommended Citation

Feinstein, Eric; Kaliki, Swathi; Shields, Carol L; Ehya, Hormoz; and Shields, Jerry A, "Choroidal metastasis from leiomyosarcoma in two cases" (2014). Wills Eye Hospital Papers. Paper 45.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/willsfp/45