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MALIGNANT MELANOMA OF THE CHOROID AS RELATED TO COEXISTENT BENIGN NEVUS
Author(s) -
ARNESEN KRISTEN,
NORNES MAY
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1975.tb01148.x
Subject(s) - nevus , choroid , melanoma , medicine , dermatology , pathology , biology , cancer research , retina , neuroscience
Ninety‐five cases of malignant choroidal melanoma collected during a 15‐year period have been studied with special emphasis on histological type, coexistence of benign nevus, and prognosis. Elements of benign nevus were found in 78% of the cases. The data tend to support the hypothesis that most cases of malignant choroidal melanoma have their origin in a preexisting benign nevus, and that the tumours undergo a gradual change from a differentiated to a less differentiated type.