Primary choroidal malignant melanoma occurring in a New Zealand Maori.
OBJECTIVE
A case of a 28-year-old Maori with an aggressive primary choroidal malignant melanoma is presented.


CONCLUSIONS
Melanoma and particularly intra-ocular melanoma is very rare in pigmented races. This is the first reported case in the Maori.
Elder
M J
MJ
Ocular Tumour Service, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch School of Medicine, New Zealand. MarkE@SMTPgate.CHHLTH.GOVT.NZ
Dempster
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Sabiston
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Clemett
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D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D009520:New Zealand / Q000208:ethnology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed