Multiple melanocytic tumours in a case of ocular melanocytosis.
A case of ocular melanocytosis with the simultaneous occurrence of a choroidal malignant melanoma, a ciliary body melanocytoma and a surface plaque iris naevus in an 80-year-old male Caucasian is reported. Patients with ocular or oculodermal melanocytosis are considered to be at risk for tumour formation and malignant transformation; the multiple melanocytic tumours of the present case support this hypothesis.
Seregard
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Division of Ophthalmic Pathology and Oncology, St. Erik's Eye Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Ladenvall
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Kock
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D015811:Iris Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D009506:Nevus / Q000473:pathology*; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*