Trifocal uveal melanoma

Am J Ophthalmol. 1997 Dec;124(6):848-50. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)71708-8.

Abstract

Purpose: To report the singular case of a patient who developed three noncontiguous uveal melanomas over a 30-year period.

Method: Case report.

Result: Systemic evaluation of a 50-year-old man with an iris melanoma and bilateral choroidal melanomas disclosed no evidence of metastases or other primary neoplastic disease.

Conclusion: Although rare, the possibility of bilateral and multifocal uveal melanoma should be recognized.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Brachytherapy
  • Choroid Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Choroid Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes / therapeutic use
  • Iris Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Iris Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Male
  • Melanoma / pathology*
  • Melanoma / radiotherapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • Iodine Radioisotopes