title: Melanocytoma of the optic disc.
abstract: On the occasion of the observation of 4 cases of melanocytoma of the optic disc, the authors stress the relative rarity of this pigmented tumor, its benignity and its frequent association with a choroidalnevus. The melanocytoma is mostly stationary and produces no functional symptoms. It is generally diagnosed after the age of 30, and its pathogenesis is unknown.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000150:complications; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*