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Clinical Course of a Presumed Metastatic Uveal Melanoma to the Contralateral Choroid.

Authors :
Caminal Mitjana JM
Vilà Grané N
Adán Civera A
Sabater N
Arias Barquet L
Rubio Caso MJ
Source :
Seminars in ophthalmology [Semin Ophthalmol] 2015; Vol. 30 (5-6), pp. 417-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Oct 30.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

We present the ultrasound and optic coherence tomography follow-up of a presumed choroidal metastasis from a contralateral melanoma. A 53-year-old male was diagnosed with uveal melanoma with extraescleral extension in his left eye. A year later, the fundus examination revealed a flat, gray-green, pigmented choroidal lesion in the right eye. The ultrasonography showed a mass, almost flat, and all these findings were compatible with a choroidal melanocytic lesion with risk factors for growth. One month later, melanocytic skin lesions appeared on the scalp, as well as small tumors. Three months later, an ultrasonography on B scan showed a growth of the tumor size. The patient developed a progressive deterioration and died. Three possibilities can explain the occurrence of a choroidal pigmented tumor in the contralateral eye: first, bilateral primary choroidal melanomas; second, both choroidal tumors are metastatic in origin from an unknown primary melanoma; and third, the contralateral tumor is a metastatic tumor from the primary choroidal melanoma.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1744-5205
Volume :
30
Issue :
5-6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Seminars in ophthalmology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
24171794
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3109/08820538.2013.833258