Calcified mucinous adenocarcinoma of the stomach metastatic to the iris: a case report.

Miki KanekoTadashi NamisakiHiroaki TakayaHitoshi MoriMitsuteru KitadeYasushi OkuraKenichiro SekiShinya SatoKeisuke NakanishiKoh KitagawaTakahiro OzutsumiNaotaka ShimozatoKosuke KajiTomoyuki OtaniTokiko NakaiChiho ObayashiAkira MitoroJunichi YamaoHitoshi Yoshiji

Published in: Journal of medical case reports (2019)

We report the pathology and computed tomography imaging characteristics of a case of calcified mucinous adenocarcinoma of the stomach metastatic to the iris, including findings at autopsy. Metastatic carcinomas in the iris originating in the stomach are exceedingly rare. Multiple punctate calcifications were present in pools of extracellular mucin, a diagnostic clue for mucinous adenocarcinoma. Possible mechanisms underlying scattered punctuate calcifications in gastric mucinous adenocarcinoma warrant further investigation.

Keyphrases

squamous cell carcinoma
low grade
computed tomography
locally advanced
small cell lung cancer
high grade
magnetic resonance imaging
positron emission tomography
contrast enhanced
photodynamic therapy