A Case of a Cavitary Iris Melanoma with Aqueous Cytological Modulation

Malignant melanoma is the most common primary malignant tumour of the iris, but represents a small proportion of all uveal melanomas. The authors describe a 34-year-old male with a pigmented lesion of the iris. The lesion remained stable for 7 years, but the patient re-presented after this time with...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ocular oncology and pathology 2019-04, Vol.5 (3), p.171-175
Hauptverfasser: McGrath, Lindsay A., Bacon, James F., Rundle, Paul, Rennie, Ian G., Mudhar, Hardeep Singh
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Zusammenfassung:Malignant melanoma is the most common primary malignant tumour of the iris, but represents a small proportion of all uveal melanomas. The authors describe a 34-year-old male with a pigmented lesion of the iris. The lesion remained stable for 7 years, but the patient re-presented after this time with sudden enlargement of the mass and hyphaema. Excisional biopsy confirmed cavitary melanoma of the iris. This is the first reported case of cavitation in a primary iris melanoma. The patient has not had any further adjuvant treatment and remains metastasis free at 5 years of follow-up.
ISSN:2296-4681
2296-4657
DOI:10.1159/000493529