Nevoid iris melanoma, case report.
METHODS
The case is presented of a patient with diagnosis of iris nevus in the left eye in youth with a poor follow-up, who referred a decreased visual acuity in that eye. A hyphaema and a 3×4×3mm nodule with irregular pigmentation was observed. Excision of the tumour and histological analysis confirmed the suspicion of iris melanoma in stage Ia.


CONCLUSIONS
Despite the low grade malignancy of iris melanoma and the low frequency of transformation of iris nevus into melanoma, a follow-up is required for its early diagnosis and treatment.
Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España. Electronic address: jdsalga@hotmail.com.
J David
JD
Saldaña-Garrido
Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España.
María C
MC
Martínez-Hergueta
Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España.
M Magdalena
MM
Martínez-Rubio
D006801:Humans; D015811:Iris Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged
Hifema; Hyphema; Iris melanoma; Iris nevus; Melanoma de iris; Melanoma de úvea; Melanoma nevoide; Nevoid melanoma; Nevus de iris; Uveal melanoma