title: Choroidal melanoma with oculodermal melanocytosis in Hispanic patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe three Hispanic patients with oculodermal melanocytosis and uveal melanoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case series.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three Hispanic patients with oculodermal melanocytosis and uveal melanoma underwent enucleation. The diagnosis of choroidal melanoma was confirmed by histopathologic examination.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the Hispanic population, uveal melanoma can occur in the presence of oculodermal melanocytosis.
authors.affiliation: Retina Clinic, Fundacion Oftalmologica Nacional, Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Infante de German-Ribon
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Arevalo
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Driebe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eskin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009507:Nevus of Ota / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D044465:White People