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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.

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