[Diffuse uveal melanoma. A clinical case].
METHODS
We report the case of a 58-year-old man who presented at our emergency department with ocular pain and progressive loss of vision in his left eye. Ophthalmic examination detected a pigmented mass in the iridocorneal angle, involving the ciliary body. Glaucoma had also developed secondary to the melanotic lesion. Ophthalmoscopy showed a large pigmented choroidal tumor. After enucleation, pathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of a diffuse ocular melanoma.


CONCLUSIONS
Diffuse uveal melanoma is a malignant tumor that metastasises early. Enucleation is the treatment of choice.
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Servicio de Oftalmología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), C/Pizarro s/n, 36204 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain. mcarmenbr@wanadoo.es
Castro
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Santiago
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Campos
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D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery