Relationship of iris nevi to malignant melanoma of the uvea.
To test the hypothesis that there is an increased number of iris nevi in eyes with a posterior uveal melanoma, we performed slit-lamp examinations on 50 patients with choroidal or ciliary body melanomas to note the presence and number of iris nevi in both eyes. We compared these patients to 50 age-matched control subjects who had cataracts. No relationship was found between the number of iris nevi and posterior uveal melanoma.
D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D002924:Ciliary Body; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications*; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000209:etiology*; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000150:complications*