Secondary glaucoma as initial manifestation of ring melanoma: a case report and review of literature

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Manli Zhao¹ 

关键词: Malignant melanoma;    ciliary body;    secondary glaucoma;    ring malignant melanoma;   

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学科分类：生理学与病理学

来源: e-Century Publishing Corporation

【 摘 要 】

Melanomas account for over 70% of adult malignancies in the eye and occur primarily in the choroid. Melanomas rarely originate in the ciliary body, with an annual incidence of approximately 1.6 cases per million. While the incidence rate of these tumors is low, malignant melanomas metastasize at early stages of disease development and show poor prognoses. Malignant melanomas of the ciliary body are often deeply hidden and have complex clinical manifestations, which are easily misdiagnosed and affect the prognosis. Here, we report a case of monocular ciliary body melanoma in an elderly Asian woman. Using this case as an example, we perform a systematic review of the disease’s clinical symptoms, signs, diagnoses, differential diagnoses, treatment and prognosis.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC