Medullary thyroid carcinoma with metastasis to iridocorneal angle, a case report
10.3969/j.issn.1672-5123.2011.01.005
- VernacularTitle:甲状腺髓样癌转移至虹膜角膜角1例
- Author:
Karkhane REZA
;
Zandian MEHDI
;
Pourmostadam BIJAN
;
Rajabi Taher MOHAMMAD
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medullary thyroid carcinoma;
metastasis;
iridocorneal angle;
retinal lesions
- From:
International Eye Science
2011;11(1):11-13
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
AIM:To report a rare case of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) with iridocorneal angle metastasis.METHODS:A 28-year-old woman,a known case of sporadic MTC was referred to our hospital due to left eye mass involving iridiocorneal angle.Several months' later retinal evaluation revealed retinal involvement with some patches.RESULTS:After palliative laser photocoagulation ablation of the choroidal and angle lesions no signs of recurrence or any new lesion was detected.CONCLUSION:As we know this is the first report of MTC with iridocorneal angle metastasis in the literature.
