A Case of Unsuspected Malignant Melanoma of the Choroid.
- Author:
Kwang Young KWON
1
;
Yong Min LEE
;
Kyung Wha LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Han Gang Sung Shim Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adult;
Choroid*;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Glaucoma;
Headache;
Humans;
Melanoma*;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1986;27(4):667-673
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 36-year-old female patient had suffered from left sided decreasing visual acuity, ocular pain and headache since 6 months before admission. We performed enucleation of the left eyeball under the clinical diagnosis of the secondary glaucoma and obtained the histopathological diagnosis of malignant melanoma of the choroid(epitheloid type).
