Corneal edema with a ciliary body melanoma.
A 40-year-old woman is described with a ciliary body melanoma presenting with localized corneal edema and keratic precipitates. A ciliary body mass was visualized when the pupil was dilated. The mass was excised by corneoscleroiridocyclectomy and was a spindle B melanoma of the ciliary body. There has been no evidence of recurrence of the tumor, and the visual acuity has been stable at 20/25 for the past 3 years. This is the first case known to us of a ciliary body melanoma presenting with localized corneal edema and keratic precipitates.
D000328:Adult; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000601:surgery; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity