title: Choroidal melanoma and retinal tear.
abstract: The patient's eye contained a choroidal melanoma and a horseshoe retinal tear. Clinical recognition of the tumor led to the correct diagnosis and enucleation, avoiding unnecessary and potentially detrimental retinal detachment operations.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications*