Bifocal malignant melanoma of the choroid in a 1.5-year-old child.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of bifocal malignant melanoma of the choroid in a 1.5-year-old child.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
Fundus examination showed bifocal malignant melanoma of the choroid with secondary retinal detachment. Histopathology confirmed malignant melanoma of the choroid, mixed cell type.


CONCLUSIONS
Malignant melanoma in an infant, though rare, should be kept in mind in differential diagnosis of pigmented intraocular mass.
From the Medical and Vision Research Foundations, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India.
Vikas
V
Khetan
Lingam
L
Gopal
S
S
Krishnakumar
Jyotirmay
J
Biswas