[The familial occurrence of choroidal melanoma]

In 2010 we treated one case of familial choroidal melanoma which was detected in a mother and a daughter at the Department of Ophthalmology and Ocular Oncology University Hospital in Krakow. The enucleation was performed in a daughter, while the mother refused to give an informed consent to the procedure despite the diagnosis of ring melanoma, and was eventually subjected to brachytherapy. In both cases histopathological examination confirmed melanoma. Both patients and their relatives have remained in a follow-up until now. Results: Inheritance may play a role in the etiology of melanoma. Therefore, each time melanoma is diagnosed, the close relatives of the patients should undergo regular eye tests.