J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1986 Dec;27(6):1091-1095.
Pseudohypopyon in Patient with Bronchogenic Carcinoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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Pseudohypopyon of tumor cells can be found in patient with intraocular tumor. This condition resembles true hypopyon of iridocyclitis. Paracentesis of the anterior chamber may be undertaken to find malignant cells. A 68 year old Korean man with bronchogenic carcinoma was found to have a tumor mass in the root of iris, pseudohypopyon and secondary glaucoma as. Anterior chamber tapping was failed to show tumor cells. Any inflammatory cell was not found in the anterior chamber tapping.