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A unique case of primary corneal melanoma
Wanda Romaniuk1, Henryk Koziol, Krzysztof Muskalski
1Department of Ophthalmology, Silesian School of Medicine, St. Barbara Specialist Hospital, Sosnowiec, Poland.
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
|February 21, 2002
Abstract
Purpose:
To report a unique case of primary corneal melanoma.
Methods:
A 59-year-old white woman underwent keratectomy to remove a pigmented rapidly enlarging growth on the corner of her left eye. The specimen was submitted for histopathologic examination.
Results:
Ophthalmic examination disclosed no association with limbal or conjunctival melanocytic abnormalities. Histopathologic studies demonstrated nodular malignant melanoma.
Conclusion:
Possible development of primary corneal melanoma should be considered in diagnosing all cases with a past history of corneal melanin pigmentation.