Melanocitoma of the ciliary body: case report

ABSTRACT

The authors report the clinical and histopathologic findings of a rare case of melanocytoma of the ciliary body. The pigmented ciliary body tumor was found in a 40-year-old man, with a clinical diagnosis of melanoma of the ciliary body. Histopathologic examination after enucleation showed typical features of melanocytoma. This case illustrates the pattern of ciliary body melanocytoma to help in the differential diagnosis of pigmented tumors of the ciliary body.

Keywords: Eye neoplasms; Melanoma; Ciliary body; Uveal neoplasms; Diagnosis, differential; Case report

RESUMO

Os autores relatam os achados clínicos e histopatológicos de um caso raro de melanocitoma de corpo ciliar. O paciente, do sexo masculino, 40 anos, apresentou extensa lesão pigmentada de corpo ciliar que foi diagnosticada como melanoma. Submetido a enucleação, o exame histopatológico revelou um raro melanocitoma de corpo ciliar, o qual apresenta características peculiares, devendo ser considerado com diagnóstico diferencial de lesões pigmentadas do segmento anterior.

Descritores: Neoplasias oculares; Melanoma; Corpo ciliar; Neoplasias uveais; Diagnóstico diferencial; Relato de caso

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