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Uveal Melanocytoma

MedGen UID:
1745185
•Concept ID:
C5420816
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A subtype of ciliary body, iris, and choroidal nevi. It is intensely pigmented and composed of large, plump, polyhedral cells. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUveal Melanocytoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Value of the strain ratio in the differential diagnosis of intraocular tumors by elastosonography: A retrospective case-control study.
Chen W, Yang W, Li D, Wang Z, Zhao Q, Li Y, Cui R, Shen L
Indian J Ophthalmol 2023 Mar;71(3):983-988. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1397_22. PMID: 36872722Free PMC Article
Autofluorescence imaging in the differential diagnosis of optic disc melanocytoma.
Salvanos P, Utheim TP, Moe MC, Eide N, Bragadόttir R
Acta Ophthalmol 2015 Aug;93(5):476-480. Epub 2015 Apr 28 doi: 10.1111/aos.12725. PMID: 25923254
The differential diagnosis of malignant melanoma of the iris. A clinical study of 200 patients.
Shields JA, Sanborn GE, Augsburger JJ
Ophthalmology 1983 Jun;90(6):716-20. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(83)34500-0. PMID: 6888862

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Glaucoma as the presenting sign of intraocular tumors: beware of the masquerading sign.
Vempuluru VS, Jakati S, Krishnamurthy R, Senthil S, Kaliki S
Int Ophthalmol 2020 Jul;40(7):1789-1795. Epub 2020 Mar 20 doi: 10.1007/s10792-020-01348-x. PMID: 32198607
Immunohistochemical and molecular pathology of ocular uveal melanocytoma: evidence for somatic GNAQ mutations.
Mudhar HS, Doherty R, Salawu A, Sisley K, Rennie IG
Br J Ophthalmol 2013 Jul;97(7):924-8. Epub 2013 May 17 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-303291. PMID: 23685997

Diagnosis

Glaucoma as the presenting sign of intraocular tumors: beware of the masquerading sign.
Vempuluru VS, Jakati S, Krishnamurthy R, Senthil S, Kaliki S
Int Ophthalmol 2020 Jul;40(7):1789-1795. Epub 2020 Mar 20 doi: 10.1007/s10792-020-01348-x. PMID: 32198607
Melanocytoma of the ciliary body diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
El-Harazi SM, Kellaway J, Font RL
Diagn Cytopathol 2000 Jun;22(6):394-7. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(200006)22:6<394::aid-dc13>3.0.co;2-7. PMID: 10820536
Diffuse choroidal melanocytoma in a child. A lesion extending the spectrum of melanocytic hamartomas.
Haas BD, Jakobiec FA, Iwamoto T, Cox M, Bernacki EG, Pokorny KL
Ophthalmology 1986 Dec;93(12):1632-8. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(86)33519-x. PMID: 3808622

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