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https://doi.org/10.21276/6xhmbq45Keywords:
Iris metastasis, Bronchogenic carcinoma, Masquerades, Pseudo hypopyon, Iris neovascularizationAbstract
We present the case of a 60-year-old patient who came for complain of diminution of vision in Ophthalmology OPD. On clinical examination, we found a white fluffy iris mass with neovascularization and an invasion of the iridocorneal angle in the left eye. Given the strong suspicion of iris metastasis, a general assessment is carried out and reveals a Bronchogenic Carcinoma with local regional, pleuro-parenchymal, hepatic, lymph node and distant metastasis. Iris tumor is rare but iris metastasis should be part of differential diagnosis in iris lesions, especially in older people. Ophthalmologists can play an important role by early diagnosing and allowing early treatment of an otherwise asymptomatic process presenting as a masquerade.
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