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Choroidal metastasis from leiomyosarcoma in two cases
Eric Feinstein1, Swathi Kaliki2, Carol L Shields3
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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.

