A Case of Malignant Melanoma of the Iris.

Kim, Kee Soo; Joung, Sang Moon; Baek, Nam Ho

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1987;28(3):679-683.
Published online March 1, 1987.

A Case of Malignant Melanoma of the Iris.

Kee Soo Kim, Sang Moon Joung, Nam Ho Baek

Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic Medical College, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

홍채에 발생한 악성 흑색종의 증례

김기수(Kee Soo Kim),정상문(Sang Moon Joung),백남호(Nam Ho Baek)

Abstract

A case of 68 years old(Korean) male patient who has had a malignant melanoma of the iris in his left eye with sudden decreased visual acuity of duration of one month is reported. The left eye was enucleated and prepared for histopathological examination, Histopathological examination revealed a malignant melanoma, amelanotic epithelioid type, without extraocular metastasis, involving the iris of "Left eye".

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