Bilateral ciliary body melanomas

We describe a 78-year-old woman with bilateral primary ciliary body melanomas. The tumours presented 6 months apart and were treated with iridocyclectomy. Histopathological examination revealed type B spindle cell melanomas. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of bilateral ciliary body...

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Published inCanadian journal of ophthalmology Vol. 24; no. 3; p. 125
Main Authors Waterhouse, W J, Fries, P D, Char, D H, Crawford, J B, Howes, Jr, E L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.04.1989
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Biopsy
Ciliary Body - pathology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Melanoma - pathology
Ultrasonography
Uveal Neoplasms - pathology
Visual Acuity
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Summary:We describe a 78-year-old woman with bilateral primary ciliary body melanomas. The tumours presented 6 months apart and were treated with iridocyclectomy. Histopathological examination revealed type B spindle cell melanomas. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of bilateral ciliary body melanomas.
ISSN:0008-4182
1715-3360