Clinically unsuspected diffuse uveal melanoma presenting as recurrent iritis

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 464-467

  Mathew, Benjamin ^a,b   Brownstein, Seymour ^a,b   Kertes, Peter J ^a   Gilberg, Steven ^a   Damji, Karim F ^a   Chialant, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA EYE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffuse malignant melanoma; Iritis; Ring melanoma; Ultrasonography; Ultrasound biomicroscopy; Uvea

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; ENUCLEATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRITIS; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SLIT LAMP; UVEA MELANOMA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 3042854910     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(04)80021-8     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Fuchs E. Das Sarcom des Uvealtractus. Vienna: Wilhelm Braumüller; 1882. p. V-VI.
2. Font RL, Spaulding AG, Zimmerman LE. Diffuse malignant melanoma of the uveal tract: a clinicopathologic report of 54 cases. Trans Am Acad Ophthalmol Otolaryngol 1968;72:877-95.
3. Reese AB, Howard GM. Flat uveal melanomas. Am J Ophthalmol 1967;64:1021-8.
4. Parsons JH. Diffuse sarcomata of the uveal tract. Arch Ophthalmol 1904;33:101-12.
5. Shields CL, Shields JA, De Potter P, Cater J, Tardio D, Barrett J. Diffuse choroidal melanoma: clinical features predictive of metastases. Arch Ophthalmol 1996;114:956-63.
6. Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study Group. Histopathologic characteristics of uveal melanomas in eyes enucleated from the Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study. COMS report no. 6. Am J Ophthalmol 1998;125:745-66.
7. Demirci H, Shields CL, Shields JA, Eagle RC, Honavar S. Ring melanoma of the anterior chamber angle: a report of fourteen cases. Am J Ophthalmol 2001;132:336-42.
8. Fitzpatrick M, Augsburger JJ, Koreishi FM, Eagle RC. Complete ring melanoma of the choroid. Retina 1996;16:228-31.
9. Pavlin CJ, McWhae JA, McGowan HD, Foster FS. Ultrasound biomicroscopy of anterior segment tumors. Ophthalmology 1992;99:1220-8.
10. Marigo FA, Finger PT, McCormick SA, Iezzi R, Esaki K, Ishikawa H, et al. Iris and ciliary body melanomas: ultrasound biomicroscopy with histopathologic correlation. Arch Ophthalmol 2000;118:1515-21.