Recurrent tapioca melanoma of the iris and ciliary body treated with the argon laser.
A 25-year-old white woman underwent iridocyclectomy for an iris tumor. Clinically, histologically, and ultrastructurally this tumor was the same as a recently reported tapioca melanoma of the iris. During the next four months, there were recurrent growths on the ciliary body that we treated with the argon laser through a three-mirror lens. No further recurrences of the tumor were noted three years later.
D000328:Adult; D001128:Argon; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence
D001128:Argon