Multilobed uveal melanoma masquerading as postoperative choroidal detachment.
A case of multilobed malignant melanoma with a haemorrhagic retinal detachment which mimicked a postoperative choroidal detachment is described. Because the lesion showed no resolution six weeks after cataract surgery a tumour evaluation was undertaken. The diagnosis was established with a positive radioactive phosphorus uptake (32P) test and biopsy of the intraocular mass. A suggested approach to the diagnosis in such difficult cases is proposed.
D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D014602:Uvea