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Macular hole in a case of choroidal melanoma
1Jules Gonin University Eye Clinic, Lausanne, Switzerland.
European Journal of Ophthalmology
|January 1, 1997
Abstract
Background:
Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment associated with intraocular tumors has been described in a small number of cases. We describe a patient with choroidal melanoma associated with a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and a macular hole.
Methods:
A 71-year-old man underwent enucleation for a bulky pigmented tumor overying the macula.
Results:
Hystopathological examination revealed moderate cystoid macular edema with a full-thickness macular hole and a mixed-cell type choroidal melanoma.
Conclusions:
The relationships between choroidal melanoma, macular hole and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment are discussed.