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Progressive growth of an iris melanocytoma in a child
Jerry A Shields1, Ralph C Eagle, Carol L Shields
1Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA. jerry.shields@shieldsoncology.com
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|January 29, 2002
Abstract
Purpose:
To document progressive growth of a benign iris melanocytoma.
Methods:
Interventional case report. A 9-year-old male underwent removal of a pigmented iris tumor that had been documented photographically to double in size.
Results:
Histopathologic sections revealed a deeply pigmented mass with cytologic features typical of a melanocytoma.
Conclusion:
Although iris melanocytoma is generally a stationary lesion, it can show progressive growth. Such enlargement does not necessarily imply malignant transformation of the lesion.