title: Epithelioid cell nevus of the iris.
abstract: A 21-year-old woman had a progressively enlarging pigmented tumor of the iris and anterior chamber angle in the right eye. Because the lesion was suspected to be a malignant melanoma, it was removed by an iridocyclectomy. Histopathologic examination disclosed the tumor to be a benign epithelioid cell nevus. This article describes the clinical and pathologic features of this rare iris tumor.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery