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We reported a case of small cell carcinoma of the lung with metastasis to the iris during a stage of complete remission obtained with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The patient was a 55-year-old man hospitalized for hoarseness and abnormal chest radiographs in August 1996. Small cell carcinoma of the lung had been diagnosed, and the stage was limited disease. Treatment consisted of 3 cycles of chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide, together with radiation therapy. The patient achieved complete remission and was discharged. In mid-December, he visited an eye clinic with the complaints of blurred vision and congestion in the right eye. Metastatic tumor of the iris was diagnosed. At that time, neither local recurrence of the lung cancer nor metastasis to other organs were observed. The patient was treated with cisplatin and etoposide again, resulting in a reduction of the iris tumor's size. After chemotherapy, the right eye was treated with electron irradiation, and the iris tumor and other clinical signs almost entirely disappeared. The patient retained normal vision during the clinical course.
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PMID:[Relapse of small cell carcinoma of the lung with metastasis to iris]. 1092 Dec 92

The authors report a case of a 65-year-old woman with small cell lung cancer who had profound, progressive lower extremity weakness, intermittent blurred vision, a dry mouth, and orthostatic hypotension. Results of laboratory and electrodiagnostic studies were consistent with the diagnosis of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome. The patient was treated with one course of intravenous immunoglobulin and had significant improvement.
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PMID:Use of intravenous immunoglobulin in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome. 1250 87

Small cell lung cancer is characterized by rapid growth and early metastases. The most frequent locations of the secondary lesions include adrenal glands, brain, liver, and skeleton. On initial diagnosis, up to 70% of patients with small cell lung cancer have metastases. Metastases to the eye or orbit developed approximately 0.7-12% of patients with lung cancer. Clinical signs and symptoms of orbital metastases may include exophthalmos, diplopia, pain, limited ocular motility, blurred vision, swollen eyelid, conjunctival hyperemia and edema, increased ocular pressure and papilledema. Here, we report a rare case of exophthalmos as the first manifestation of a metastatic tumor of orbit due to small cell lung cancer.
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PMID:Exophthalmos as a first manifestation of the systemic spread of small cell lung cancer. 2405 30