Metastatic cutaneous melanoma to the ciliary body in familial atypical mole-melanoma (fam-m) syndrome.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of metastatic melanoma to the ciliary body in familial atypical mole-melanoma syndrome.


METHODS
Retrospective case report.


METHODS
A 46-year-old woman presented with a ciliary body melanoma and tumor seeding of the anterior chamber structures.


RESULTS
Biopsy and systemic workup suggested metastatic origin.


CONCLUSIONS
Correlation is noted between the noncohesive epithelioid cell type and seeding of the anterior chamber.
From the Departments of *Ophthalmology and †Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle.
Christopher N
CN
Singh
Verena S
VS
Grieco
Robert E
RE
Kalina