title: Complete infarction of the eye complicating a choroidal malignant melanoma.
abstract: Infarction of malignant melanoma of the choroid has been previously reported, but infarction of the whole eye in association with infarction of melanoma is a rare event that has not been previously described. We present such a case and discuss the possible pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropathology, Southampton General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manners
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Elkington
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Weller
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005123:Eye / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology