title: Vitreous seeding from a large optic disc melanocytoma.
abstract: We report the case of a 17 year-old man with a large optic disc melanocytoma that underwent spontaneous rupture and seeding of the vitreous with pigmented cells. Potential pathogenic mechanisms and visual prognosis of this rare event are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Henan Eye Institute, Henan Eye Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
authors.forename: Haoyi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yujun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xirang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology; D019574:Optic Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014822:Vitreous Body