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Multifocal choroidal malignant melanoma: at least 3 melanomas in one eye
1Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital and Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
Archives of Ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
|February 26, 1999
Abstract
Objectives:
To describe a case of an enucleated eye harboring multiple choroidal malignant melanomas.
Methods:
Clinical, ultrasonographic, and histopathological evaluations.
Results:
Meticulous sectioning of the globe did not disclose any structural continuity between the 3 choroidal melanomas. Fourth and fifth masses were connected to one of the tumors by fibrous tissue and therefore were not considered as additional distinct lesions.
Conclusion:
Although very rare, a single eye can harbor multiple distinct choroidal melanomas.