11-year follow up of a case of iris leiomyosarcoma.

Leiomyosarcoma of the iris is rare. Blodi (i964) doubted the occurrence of malignant myomata in the iris. Ashton (i964) described four cases of leiomyosarcoma as almost certainly malignant. The invasive properties of one of the neoplasms described were so obvious, that it was considered the most definitely malignant (Fig. i). The patient from whom this neoplasm was removed recently attended the Out-patients Department for renewal of an artificial eye. As this is an unequalled follow-up period for this type of neoplasm, and there is also an associated i6-year history of a benign reticulosis, the following case report may be of interest.