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Malignant melanoma of the choroid in an infant with the dysplastic naevus syndrome
Author(s) -
Jensen O. A.,
Movin M.,
Müller J.
Publication year - 1987
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.1755-3768.1987.tb08498.x
Subject(s) - choroid , melanoma , medicine , pathology , nevus , dermatology , biology , cancer research , retina , neuroscience
Abstract. A 7‐month‐old Algerian boy with numerous skin naevi from birth was found to have a malignant melanoma of the choroid, giving symptoms from the age of 3 months. The ocular and cutaneous tumours were shown to be melanocytic by a battery of histochemical tests and by electron microscopy. The rarity of the case is discussed on basis of the literature, and it is concluded that the case is unique because of the early age at which both the ocular tumour and the dysplastic naevus syndrome occurred.