Atypical presentations of choroidal melanocytoma

Melanocytoma is a specific variant of melanocytic nevus, located in the optic disk or anywhere in the uveal tract, characterized clinically by a dark-brown to black color, and composed histopathologically of deeply pigmented round to oval cells with small, round, uniform nuclei. In this report, we d...

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Published in:Chinese medical journal 2009-05, Vol.122 (10), p.1238-1240
Main Authors: Zhang, Xiao, Dai, Rong-ping, Chao, Wei-jing, Dong, Fang-tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Choroid Neoplasms - diagnosis
Choroid Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Choroid Neoplasms - metabolism
Choroid Neoplasms - pathology
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Nevus, Pigmented - diagnostic imaging
Nevus, Pigmented - metabolism
Nevus, Pigmented - pathology
S100 Proteins - metabolism
Ultrasonography
临床特点
卵圆细胞
脉络膜
葡萄膜
非典型
黑色素细胞瘤
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Summary:Melanocytoma is a specific variant of melanocytic nevus, located in the optic disk or anywhere in the uveal tract, characterized clinically by a dark-brown to black color, and composed histopathologically of deeply pigmented round to oval cells with small, round, uniform nuclei. In this report, we described a case of large juxtapapillary melanocytoma with atypical presentations.
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.10.024