Trifocal choroidal melanoma in an eye with oculodermal melanocytosis: A case report.

Authors

Samuel J Fallon, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Charlotte N Shields, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Maura Di Nicola, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2019

Comments

This article was published in the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 67, Issue 12, December 2019, Pages 2092-2094.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_493_19. Copyright © Fallon et.al.

Abstract

We report a case of trifocal choroidal melanoma (three separate tumors) in a 48-year-old Caucasian female who had been followed for oculodermal melanocytosis since childhood. At presentation, no tumor was present and annual examination was advised. Seventeen years later, three choroidal melanocytic lesions were detected in the right eye. Growth of each was documented, enucleation was performed, and histopathology revealed three independent choroidal melanomas. The patient developed extensive liver and bone metastases and subsequently died. Oculodermal melanocytosis is a risk factor for the development of uveal melanoma and a potential marker for worse prognosis. Careful long-term follow-up is required.

Recommended Citation

Fallon, Samuel J; Shields, Charlotte N; and Di Nicola, Maura, "Trifocal choroidal melanoma in an eye with oculodermal melanocytosis: A case report." (2019). Wills Eye Hospital Papers. Paper 111.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/willsfp/111

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PubMed ID

31755472

Language

English