A case of melanosis oculi with malignant melanoma of the choroid.
Description of one case of melanocytosis oculi with malignant melanoma of the choroid of the same eye in a white patient. Microscopical examination confirmed the clinical diagnosis. Recent statistical work which shows that the risk of uveal melanoma is greater in patients with melanocytosis oculi than in the normal white population is recalled.
D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004194:Disease; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008548:Melanosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000150:complications; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000150:complications