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Amelanotic iris melanoma in a 7 year-old hispanic boy with subclinical globe perforation
M A Zimmermann-Paiz1, N C Quezada-Del Cid1, J C García-de la Riva2
1Unidad de Oftalmología Pediátrica, Estrabismo y Neuro-Oftalmología «Dra. Ana María Illescas Putzeys», Benemérito Comité Pro Ciegos y Sordos de Guatemala, Hospital de Ojos y Oídos «Dr. Rodolfo Robles Valverde», Instituto de Ciencias de la Visión, Ciudad Guatemala, Guatemala.
Abstract:
We report an unusual case of an amelanotic melanoma in a 7 year old hispanic child with subclinical globe perforation. Uveal melanoma rarely occurs in children. Young affected patients are mostly light-colored eye Caucasian adolescents. Since they are not common, these tumors are usually not recognized and misdiagnosed. Differential diagnoses and therapeutic options are outlined.
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