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Implantation and Evaluation of Melanoma in the Murine Choroid via Optical Coherence Tomography
Published on: December 2, 2022
[Diffuse uveal melanoma. A clinical case]
C Blanco-Rivera1, J Castro, P Santiago
1Servicio de Oftalmología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), C/Pizarro s/n, 36204 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain. mcarmenbr@wanadoo.es
Case Report:
We report the case of a 58-year-old man who presented at our emergency department with ocular pain and progressive loss of vision in his left eye. Ophthalmic examination detected a pigmented mass in the iridocorneal angle, involving the ciliary body. Glaucoma had also developed secondary to the melanotic lesion. Ophthalmoscopy showed a large pigmented choroidal tumor. After enucleation, pathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of a diffuse ocular melanoma.
Discussion:
Diffuse uveal melanoma is a malignant tumor that metastasises early. Enucleation is the treatment of choice.
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