Malignant melanoma in a blind eye.
A 62-year-old man developed a malignant melanoma in his left eye that had been blind due to trauma for 35 years. This case illustrates the difficulties in detection and early diagnosis of occult malignant melanoma of the uveal tract in phthistic globes. The necessity for long-term follow-up of posttraumatic eyes is stressed.
D001766:Blindness / Q000150:complications*; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011379:Prognosis; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy