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Simultaneous bilateral primary choroidal melanoma
Author(s) -
Eide Nils
Publication year - 1989
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.1755-3768.1989.tb00756.x
Subject(s) - medicine , choroid , asymptomatic , choroidal melanoma , melanoma , visual acuity , ophthalmology , retinal , metastasis , retina , ocular melanoma , retinal detachment , surgery , cancer , biology , cancer research , neuroscience
. The first published case from Norway of primary bilateral malignant melanoma of the choroid is presented. On the admission of a 73‐year‐old woman for a choroidal melanoma of the left eye, an asymptomatic tumour was detected in the periphery of her right eye. The left eye was enucleated. Histology confirmed the presence of a choroidal melanoma of the mixed type. After 3 1/2 years with regular follow‐ups growth of the asymptomatic tumour was noticed. The fast growth was accompanied by a haemorrhage in the vitreous and a secondary retinal detachment. External radiation with a dose of 33.6 Gy resulted in a regression of the tumour, improvement of visual acuity to 0.5 and re‐attachment of the retina, lasting the remaining 8 months of life. Multiple metastasis to the liver caused her death.