title: Presumed melanoma-associated retinopathy (MAR): a presenting sign of primary small intestinal melanoma?
abstract: Melanoma-associated retinopathy is a paraneoplastic retinopathy associated mostly with cutaneous melanoma. In most cases it presents months to years after diagnosis of primary cutaneous melanoma was made or after recurrence. We describe a 55-year-old male patient who presented with symptoms of decreased vision and photopsia. Diagnosis of melanoma-associated retinopathy was made, but no primary cutaneous melanoma was found. 3 months later he developed intestinal perforation due to small intestinal melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kaplan Medical Center, P O Box 1, 76100, Reovot, Israel.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rappoport
authors.forename: Hana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Leiba
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D059545:Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology