Open AccessEpithelioid Choroidal Melanoma in a Middle-Aged Filipino: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Jo Michael M Maniwan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hsoa journal of ophthalmology and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2378-8887
DOI - 10.24966/ocr-8887/100079
Subject(s) - echogenicity , medicine , ultrasound , ophthalmology , melanoma , cornea , choroidal melanoma , radiology , cancer research
49-year-old male presented with an eight-month history of gradual blurring of vision of the left eye accompanied by eye pain, left-sided headache, eye redness, gradual proptosis and opacification of the cornea. Ocular ultrasound revealed a homogenous echodensities with moderate echogenicity and intermittent loculation occupying the whole vitreous cavity. Chest CT-scan with contrast showed multiple nodules on both lung fields evident of metastasis