J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1987 Jun;28(3):679-683.
A Case of Malignant Melanoma of the Iris
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic Medical College, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
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".
