Iris Neovascularization After Vitreous Metastasis of a Cutaneous Melanoma

Gaia Leone; Marco Nassisi; Francesco Viola

doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.3540

Iris Neovascularization After Vitreous Metastasis of a Cutaneous Melanoma

JAMA Ophthalmol. 2023 Dec 1;141(12):e233540. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.3540. Epub 2023 Dec 21.

Authors

Gaia Leone^{1

2}, Marco Nassisi^{1

2}, Francesco Viola^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
² Ophthalmological Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 38127080
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.3540

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This case report describes iris neovascularization secondary to vitreous metastasis of a cutaneous melanoma in a man aged 75 years who presented with elevated intraocular pressure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Eye Neoplasms* / secondary
Humans
Iris / pathology
Melanoma, Cutaneous Malignant* / pathology
Neovascularization, Pathologic*
Skin Neoplasms* / pathology
Vitreous Body* / pathology