This Article  • Full text  • PDF  • Reply to article  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Citing articles on Web of Science (7)  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Topic Collections  • Ocular/ Adnexal Tumors  • Retinal/ Chorioretinal Disorders  • Dermatology  • Melanoma  • Alert me on articles by topic  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Arch Ophthalmol. 1999;117:255-258.

Objectives  To describe a case of an enucleated eye harboring multiple choroidal malignant melanomas.

Methods  Clinical, ultrasonographic, and histopathological evaluations.

Results  Meticulous sectioning of the globe did not disclose any structural continuity between the 3 choroidal melanomas. Fourth and fifth masses were connected to one of the tumors by fibrous tissue and therefore were not considered as additional distinct lesions.

Conclusion  Although very rare, a single eye can harbor multiple distinct choroidal melanomas.

Eytan Z. Blumenthal, MD; Jacob Pe'er, MD
From the Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital and Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES

Noncontiguous Tumor Recurrence of Posterior Uveal Melanoma After Transscleral Local Resection
Kim et al.
Arch Ophthalmol 2002;120:1659-1664.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT  

Unilateral Multifocal Uveal Melanoma With Occult Ring Melanoma
Hammer and Margo
Arch Ophthalmol 2002;120:1090-1091.
FULL TEXT