Uveal melanoma in congenital ocular melanocytosis mimicking malignant transformation of the optic disc melanocytoma (a controlled case)

Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2006 Dec;27(6):729-32.

Abstract

A case of a 57-year old woman with uveal melanoma of the posterior pole arising in the congenital ocular melanocytosis mimicking clinically malignant transformation of the optic disc melanocytoma is presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eye Diseases / congenital
  • Eye Diseases / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Melanocytes / pathology*
  • Melanoma / complications
  • Melanoma / pathology*
  • Melanosis / congenital
  • Melanosis / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Nevus, Pigmented / pathology
  • Optic Disk / pathology*
  • Optic Nerve Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Uveal Neoplasms / complications
  • Uveal Neoplasms / pathology*