Choroidal Malignant Melanoma

Authors

  • Bárbara Labrada Arias Hospital General Docente Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna. Las Tunas.
  • Osmara Patterson Smith Hospital General Docente Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna. Las Tunas.
  • Brunilda de los Ángeles Aveleira Ortiz Hospital General Docente Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna. Las Tunas.

Keywords:

MELANOMA, CHOROID

Abstract

Choroidal malignant melanoma is the most frequent primary intraocular tumor in adults between 40 and 60 years old; it is always malignant, affecting only one eye; it grows quickly; if the patient is not early diagnosed and treated, it will usually be fatal in a few years. This is the case of a 54-year-old female patient, who comes to the retina specialized consultation due to an alteration in her color vision with several months of evolution; accordingly, she underwent indirect ophthalmoscopy studies, which confirmed the etiological diagnosis of choroidal malignant melanoma. Enucleation of her left eye was decided, and consequently the patient progressed favorably.

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Author Biographies

Bárbara Labrada Arias, Hospital General Docente Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna. Las Tunas.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Oftalmología y en Medicina General Integral.

Profesor Instructor. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas

Osmara Patterson Smith, Hospital General Docente Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna. Las Tunas.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Oftalmología y en Medicina General Integral.

Brunilda de los Ángeles Aveleira Ortiz, Hospital General Docente Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna. Las Tunas.

Especialista de Segundo Grado en Oftalmología. Investigadora Agregada.

Profesora Asistente. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas

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Published

2016-04-20

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Labrada Arias B, Patterson Smith O, Aveleira Ortiz B de los Ángeles. Choroidal Malignant Melanoma. Rev. electron. Zoilo [Internet]. 2016 Apr. 20 [cited 2025 Sep. 14];41(6). Available from: https://revzoilomarinello.sld.cu/index.php/zmv/article/view/749

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Vol. 41 No. 6 (2016): June

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Case reports

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