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.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/0974-620x.127917
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 7(1), 19-21
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Feinstein, E., Kaliki, S., Shields, C. L., Ehya, H., & Shields, J. A. (2014). Choroidal metastasis from leiomyosarcoma in two cases. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 7(1), 19-21. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.127917
MLA 9
Feinstein, Eric, et al. "Choroidal metastasis from leiomyosarcoma in two cases." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 7, no. 1, 2014, pp. 19-21. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.127917.
Chicago (author–date)
Feinstein, Eric, Swathi Kaliki, Carol L Shields, Hormoz Ehya, and Jerry A Shields. 2014. "Choroidal metastasis from leiomyosarcoma in two cases." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 7 (1): 19-21. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.127917.
Harvard
Feinstein, E., Kaliki, S., Shields, C. L., Ehya, H. and Shields, J. A. (2014) 'Choroidal metastasis from leiomyosarcoma in two cases', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 7(1), pp. 19-21. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.127917.
Vancouver
Feinstein E, Kaliki S, Shields CL, Ehya H, Shields JA. Choroidal metastasis from leiomyosarcoma in two cases. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2014;7(1):19-21. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.127917
IEEE
E. Feinstein, S. Kaliki, C. L. Shields, H. Ehya, and J. A. Shields, "Choroidal metastasis from leiomyosarcoma in two cases," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 19-21, 2014, doi: 10.4103/0974-620x.127917.