Ciliary Body and Iris Metastases With Anterior Chamber Angle Infiltration: A Rare Complication From Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer

J Glaucoma. 2020 Mar;29(3):e12-e15. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001445.

Abstract

A 54-year-old woman who presented with photopsia was found to have elevated intraocular pressure in both eyes and optic disc cupping in the right eye. Angle infiltration was noted on gonioscopy. She was previously been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. This case report describes a rare case of glaucoma as a complication of ciliary body and iris metastases secondary to invasive ductal breast cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anterior Chamber / pathology*
  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / radiotherapy
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / secondary*
  • Ciliary Body*
  • Female
  • Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / diagnosis
  • Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / drug therapy
  • Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / etiology*
  • Gonioscopy
  • Humans
  • Intraocular Pressure / physiology
  • Iris Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Iris Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Microscopy, Acoustic
  • Middle Aged
  • Visual Acuity / physiology

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents