[Difficulties in the evaluation of melanoma recurrences following iridocyclectomy].
Report on a 30-year-old male patient suffering from malignant melanoma (spindle-cell type A) of the iris and ciliary body who developed pigmentation within the scar tissue, diagnosed as melanoma recurrence, 2 years after iridocyclectomy. Therefore, enbloc excision was performed 5 years after the first tumor excision. Histologic examination revealed no tumor cells, only melanophagocytosis and local proliferation of lens epithelium in the form of Wedl bladder cells.
D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000473:pathology; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
Schwierigkeiten bei der Beurteilung von Melanom-Rezidiven nach Iridozyklektomie.