Diffuse malignant melanoma of the choroid simulating metastatic tumour in the choroid

Indian J Ophthalmol. 2000 Jun;48(2):137-40.

Abstract

We report a case of diffuse choroidal melanoma in a 51-year-old patient presenting as a yellow subretinal mass with secondary retinal detachment. This case highlights the diagnostic difficulty in such cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Choroid / diagnostic imaging
  • Choroid / pathology
  • Choroid Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Melanoma / diagnosis*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Metastasis / diagnosis
  • Ultrasonography