title: Melanocytoma of the optic disc.
abstract: A case is reported of an asymptomatic unilateral jet-black mass lesion of the optic nervehead with contiguous iuxtapapillary choroidal pigmentation; unilateral ocular hypertension was present in the affected eye. Diagnosis of melanocytoma with contiguous choroidal nevus was made and an 18 month follow-up was performed. The diagnostic work-up and the importance of follow-up of melanocytoma-affected patients are stressed.
authors.affiliation: Adria (RO) Hospital, Ophthalmology Department, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Borsetto
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mantovani
mesh_terms: D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D009898:Optic Disk; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology*