title: Melanocytoma of the optic disc.
abstract: Melanocytoma of the optic disc is a benign lesion. We report here a patient with melanocytoma who presented with gradual diminution of vision. On examination the left eye fundus showed a mass uniformly dark black in colour, on the optic disc occupying the superotemporal quadrant. The mass completely obscured the fluorescence on fluorescein angiography and was thus differentiated from malignant melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Ophthalmology, Seth GS Medical College, Parel, Bombay, Maharashtra.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Gahankari
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jehangir
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bhatti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009898:Optic Disk