Choroidal melanoma in a patient with congenital bilateral chorioretinal coloboma: a case report of an extremely rare association of ocular comorbities

Choroidal melanoma in a patient with congenital bilateral chorioretinal coloboma: a case report of an extremely rare association of ocular comorbities

Clinicopathologic findings of a 44-year-old Caucasian male who presented with a congenital bilateral chorioretinal coloboma and later developed a large choroidal melanoma in his best seeing eye. The eye containing the malignant tumor was enucleated and the histopathologic findings confirmed the clin...

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Published in:Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia Vol. 73; no. 5; pp. 464 - 466
Main Authors: Fortes Filho, João Borges, Magnani, Andrea Cunha, Tonietto, Ana Paula, Lovato, Fernanda Verçoza, Lubisco Filho, Humberto
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Brazil Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 01-09-2010
Subjects:
Adult
Choroid Neoplasms - complications
Coloboma - complications
Fovea Centralis - abnormalities
Humans
Male
Melanoma - complications
Melanoma - pathology
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Optic Nerve - abnormalities
Neoplasias da coróide
Relatos de casos
Eye abnormalities
Anormalidades do olho
Choroide neoplasms
Melanoma
Coloboma
Case reports
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Summary:Clinicopathologic findings of a 44-year-old Caucasian male who presented with a congenital bilateral chorioretinal coloboma and later developed a large choroidal melanoma in his best seeing eye. The eye containing the malignant tumor was enucleated and the histopathologic findings confirmed the clinical diagnosis of choroidal melanoma, and in this case, an epithelioid cell type.
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ISSN:0004-2749
1678-2925
1678-2925
DOI:10.1590/S0004-27492010000500016