title: [Uveal melanoma in patients with ocular or oculodermal melanocytosis].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Okulistyki i Onkologii, Okulistycznej Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie. iszuscik@mp.p
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Szuścik
authors.forename: Bozena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Romanowska-Dixon
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jakubowska
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Orłowska-Heitzman
mesh_terms: 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