Choroidal melanoma with oculodermal melanocytosis in Hispanic patients.
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.
Infante de German-Ribon
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Retina Clinic, Fundacion Oftalmologica Nacional, Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia.
Singh
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Arevalo
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Driebe
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Eskin
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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