Visual Loss from Choroidal Melanoma Mimicking Neurological Syndromes

Visual Loss from Choroidal Melanoma Mimicking Neurological Syndromes

Melanoma of the eye is rare, but can mimic a range of disorders. This report highlights 2 cases of choroidal melanoma with vision loss mimicking neurological diagnoses. The first patient is a 41-year-old white male with a known history of multiple sclerosis and a previous episode of optic neuritis in the right eye, who presented with a 6-month history of decreased vision in the same eye, and oc...

A case of choroidal melanocytoma mimicking a choroidal melanoma.

A 17-year-old young girl was seen by us with complaints of progressive, painless decreasing vision in one eye for the last 4 years. No other supporting history could be elucidated. On examination, a large choroidal mass was found. Since the features were suggestive of malignant melanoma of the choroid, an enucleation of the eye was performed. Subsequently, histopathological examination of the e...

Choroidal Melanoma

Fulminant hepatic failure due to metastatic choroidal melanoma

Choroidal Melanoma