A Case of Melanocytoma Originating from the Iris.
10.3341/jkos.2014.55.5.789
- Author:
Jin Ah LEE
1
;
Yong Sun AHN
;
Yang Kyung CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. yangkyeung@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Iris;
Melanocytoma
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Ciliary Body;
Cornea;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Gonioscopy;
Humans;
Iris*;
Korea;
Middle Aged;
Recurrence
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2014;55(5):789-793
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To report a case of melanocytoma originating from the iris observed for the first time in Korea. CASE SUMMARY: A 53-year-old female with an unexpected iris mass was referred to our clinic. A round, 2.5 mm x 3.5 mm-sized iris mass was found on slit lamp examination in the 12 o'clock area of the patient's left eye. The mass was densely pigmented and had a smooth surface. Gonioscopy showed the mass had reached the peripheral cornea frontward and the lens backward. An excisional biopsy was performed for diagnosis. After the operation, a gonioscopic examination showed an intact ciliary body behind the surgical margin of the iris. A melancytoma of the iris was observed on subsequent histopathological examination. The patient has remained symptom-free with no iris mass recurrence since the operation. CONCLUSIONS: A few cases of iris melanocytomas have been reported worldwide but not in Korea. We confirmed a case of melanocytoma originating from the iris for the first time in Korea.
