J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1986 Aug;27(4):667-673.
A Case of Unsuspected Malignant Melanoma of the Choroid
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Han Gang Sung Shim Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Korea.
Abstract
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A 36-year-old female patient had suffered from left sided decreasing visual acuity, ocular pain and headache since 6 months before admission. We performed enucleation of the left eyeball under the clinical diagnosis of the secondary glaucoma and obtained the histopathological diagnosis of malignant melanoma of the choroid(epitheloid type).