Large choroidal malignant melanoma presentıng as neovascular glaucoma

Large choroidal malignant melanoma presentıng as neovascular glaucoma

Neovascular glaucoma is caused by tissue hypoxia, especially secondary to posterior segment diseases. Angiogenic factors precipitate neovascularization in trabecular meshwork. Due to this, aqueus outflow is obtructed and intraocular pressure is increased. The most common reasons of neovascular glaucoma are diabetic retinopathy, central retinal vein occlusion and ocular ischemic syndrome. Anothe...

Expression of thymidine phosphorylase in choroidal malignant melanoma associated with neovascular glaucoma.

Reported herein is a case of 62-year-old man who complained of blurred vision and ocular pain in his right eye. The patient was diagnosed with choroidal melanoma complicated by neovascular glaucoma (NVG) and total retinal detachment, and he underwent enucleation of the eye. The isolated tumor was 2.5 x 2.5 cm in size. It was accompanied by intratumoral calcification, and consisted of epithelioi...

Case Report Choroidal Melanoma with Secondary Glaucoma

The case of a 40-year-old female patient with choroidal melanoma with secondary glaucoma presenting as a painful blind right eye is reported. Liver metastasis was detected by ultrasonography. The choroidal tumor measured 2 x 2.1 x 1.5 cm; histopathology showed that it was of the spindle cell (spindle A) variety. Such tumors are rare in non-white races and secondary glaucoma is an uncommon prese...

Choroidal malignant melanoma in a child.

Pattern of mortality in choroidal malignant melanoma.

A large series of cases of malignant choroidal melanoma has been reviewed. Certain risk factors have been related to prognosis by means of actuarial life tables. With information from these tables to calculate mortality rates graphs were drawn for various risk factors to demonstrate the differing pattern in tumours of varying size, degree of pigment, position of anterior border, etc. Further, a...