Uveal melanoma in congenital ocular melanocytosis mimicking malignant transformation of the optic disc melanocytoma (a controlled case).
A case of a 57-year old woman with uveal melanoma of the posterior pole arising in the congenital ocular melanocytosis mimicking clinically malignant transformation of the optic disc melanocytoma is presented.
Cihelkova
Ilona
I
University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, The Eye Department, Prague, Czech Republic. cihelko@fnkv.cz
Soucek
Petr
P
Sach
Josef
J
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008548:Melanosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*; D019574:Optic Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*