title: Choroidal melanoma in a 6-year-old female: ultrasonographic diagnosis.
abstract: A 6-year-old girl presented with right divergent strabismus that had been noticed by her parents 3 weeks before. On examination, she had visual acuity of counting fingers at 3 meters on her right eye and retinal non-regmatogenous bullous detachment with subretinal tumor. Echographic examination disclosed retinal detachment in temporal side from optic disk to equator, a medium reflectivity rounded, homogeneous lesion with rapid growing and positive signs of vascularity. Enucleated eye revealed mixed cell uveal melanoma. This case is a rare presentation of uveal melanoma in which echographic appearance was decisive for diagnosis and treatment.
authors: Department of Ultrasonography, Hospital Luis Sanchez Bulnes, Asociación Para Evitar la Ceguera en México IAP, Ciudad de México, Mexico. dremoragrega@gmail.com
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Moragrega-Adame
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Rodriguez-Reyes
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Salcedo-Casillas
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Velasco-Barona
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Abrahám-Marín
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography