Ciliary Malignant Melanoma with Neovascular Glaucoma.
- Author:
Kwon Min JOO
1
;
Young Ghee LEE
;
Young Doo YOON
;
Hong Bok KIM
Author Information
1. The Institute of Vision Research and Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Malignant melanoma;
Neovascular glaucoma;
Intraocular pressure
- MeSH:
Aged;
Anterior Chamber;
Ciliary Body;
Early Diagnosis;
Foreign Bodies;
Glaucoma, Neovascular*;
Humans;
Intraocular Pressure;
Iris;
Liver;
Melanoma*;
Prognosis;
Sensation;
Uvea
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1999;40(8):2332-2336
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Malignant melanoma is a rare tumor of the eye occuring anywhere on the uvea. Due to its fatal prognosis when it metastasizes to the liver, early diagnosis and treatment are needed.Glaucoma is frequently noted when the tumor is located on the ciliary body. A 73-year-old man who had com-plained of foreign body sensation for 4 months showed increased intraocular pressure, moderate anterior chamber reaction, and rubeosis iridis accompanied by a white exudative mass. The result of localized tumor excision and anterior chamber aspiration proved to be a malignant tumor. Therefore, enucleation was done and pathological examination showed ciliary malignant melanoma with seeding on the iris and anterior chamber angle structures.
