[Uveal melanoma in patients with ocular or oculodermal melanocytosis].
OBJECTIVE
To describe patients with ocular or oculodermal melanocytosis and uveal melanoma.


METHODS
In Departament of Ophthalmology in Krakow 4 patients with ocular and 1 with oculodermal melanocytosis and uveal melanoma were diagnosed.


RESULTS
In 4 patients with ocular melanocytosis and 1 with oculodermal melanocytosis the uveal melanoma was recognized and treated. Brachytherapy was used in 3 person, transcleral tumour resection in one case and in one enucleation was performed. During follow-up in two patients metastases to the liver were found.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients with ocular and oculodermal melanocytosis should be regularly controled ophthalmoscopically for the occurrence of uveal melanoma.
Szuścik
Iwona
I
Kliniki Okulistyki i Onkologii, Okulistycznej Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie. iszuscik@mp.p
Romanowska-Dixon
Bozena
B
Jakubowska
Barbara
B
Orłowska-Heitzman
Jolanta
J
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods; D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery