Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the ovary metastatic to the eye - Report of a case with diagnosis by fine needle aspiration biopsy

BACKGROUND: Metastatic malignancy involving the ocular uveal tract is rare. Approximately one-third of patients will presence without a known primary site. This is the ninth reported clinically detected case of ovarian carcin oma metastatic to, the eye, the second with mucinous differentiation mid th e first in which the diagnosis was established by fine needle aspiration (F NA). CASE: A woman developed ovarian mucinous adenocarcinoma metastatic to the c horoid layer of the eye, CONCLUSION: INA is useful iii diagnosing lesions of the eye and orbit, incl uding diagnosis of rare metastatic lesions.