Purpose: To report a case of metastatic melanoma to the ciliary body in familial atypical mole-melanoma syndrome.
Methods: Retrospective case report.
Patients: A 46-year-old woman presented with a ciliary body melanoma and tumor seeding of the anterior chamber structures.
Results: Biopsy and systemic workup suggested metastatic origin.
Conclusions: Correlation is noted between the noncohesive epithelioid cell type and seeding of the anterior chamber.