Malignant melanoma of the choroid in the nevus of Ota of a black patient.
To our knowledge, this report is the first description of an association of a choroidal melanoma in the nevus of Ota in a black patient. While white patients who have the nevus of Ota appear to be predisposed to the development of a malignant melanoma, this complication is rare in all nonwhite racial groups. Nevertheless, it should be realized that regardless of the patient's race, there is a greater than normal chance that a patient with the nevus of Ota might have a malignant melanoma develop within one of the affected tissues.
D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008548:Melanosis / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*