title: Differential diagnosis of choroidal melanomas and nevi using scanning laser ophthalmoscopical indocyanine green angiography.
abstract: Fluorescein angiography is one of several standard ancillary diagnostic techniques in the evaluation of suspected malignant choroidal melanoma. Indocyanine green choroidal angiography has improved visibility of the choroidal circulation in comparison with fluorescein angiography. Studies concerning the use of indocyanine green angiography in the differentiation between nevi and melanomas have been few and the results inconclusive. A case of a choroidal melanoma (verified by histopathological examination) and a nevus in the same eye is documented by fluorescein and indocyanine green choroidal angiography performed by scanning laser ophthalmoscopy. This modality may be considered in the evaluation of a suspected malignant choroidal melanoma.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, Denmark.
authors: M V
authors: MV
authors: Andersen
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Scherfig
authors: J U
authors: JU
authors: Prause
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D007834:Lasers; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019721:Ophthalmoscopes
chemical_list: D007208:Indocyanine Green