A Case of Melanocytoma of the Ciliary Body.
10.3341/jkos.2009.50.6.946
- Author:
Sung Wook CHOI
1
;
Sung Gwan SEO
;
Jun HER
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University College of Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea. seossg@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ciliary body;
Malignant melanoma;
Melanocytoma
- MeSH:
Cataract;
Ciliary Body;
Female;
Humans;
Iris;
Melanoma;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2009;50(6):946-950
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To report a patient with melanocytoma of the ciliary body. METHODS: A 52-year-old woman, who transferred from a private ophthalmic clinic to our hospital after a cataract operation due to a mass behind the iris, was evaluated. The patient had a dark brown mass with a smooth surface confirmed by ultrasonogram, CT, and MRI. The mass was removed by en bloc resection. RESULTS: The tumor had a gross finding of a dark brown, soft, and smooth surface 0.5x0.5x0.5 cm in size. Histopathologic examination revealed a melanocytoma originating in the ciliary body. There was no evidence of metastasis. CONCLUSIONS: A very rare ciliary body melanocytoma was discovered with a good surgical result obtained by its removal.
