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Choroidal amelanotic melanoma in a patient with oculocutaneous albinism.

Harasymowycz P, Boucher MC, Corriveau C, Gauthier D, Allaire G

Department of Ophthalmology, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Rosemont, Montreal, QC. pavloh@hotmail.com

CASE REPORT: We describe the clinical presentation of a choroidal amelanotic melanoma in a 46-year-old woman with oculocutaneous albinism. Clinical aspects, investigations, and management are presented, and findings from computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are described. Microscopic findings and histopathological features, demonstrating a spindle B-cell melanoma of the choroid, are also reviewed. COMMENTS: Magnetic resonance imaging may be helpful in diagnosing amelanotic melanoma in patients with oculocutaneous albinism.

Published 4 January 2006 in Can J Ophthalmol, 40(6): 754-8.
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