title: [Malignant epithelioma of the retinal pigment epithelium (author's transl)].
abstract: Description of clinical and histopathologic findings in a case of malignant epithelioma of the retinal pigment epithelium. This very rare neoplasm usually develops at the equator of the globe or more peripherally and is practically always mistaken for a malignant melanoma of the choroid. Metastasis of this tumor, revealing an infiltrative and destructive growth pattern, has not been described unequivocally.
mesh_terms: D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye
vernacular_title: Malignes epitheliom des retinalen pigmentepithels.