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Choroidal Melanoma: Screening For Metastasis And Frequency Of Incidental Second Primary Cancer Diagnosis., Ethan Leyda Od
Choroidal Melanoma: Screening For Metastasis And Frequency Of Incidental Second Primary Cancer Diagnosis., Ethan Leyda Od
Optometric Clinical Practice
Background: Choroidal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults. This case report reviews clinical diagnostic features, imaging techniques, treatment, prognosis, and systemic work-up of choroidal melanomas. It also addresses choroidal melanoma metastasis and the incidental finding of second primary cancers through whole-body screening.
Case Report: A 71-year-old white male reported to the Cleveland VA Medical Center optometry retina clinic for a second opinion exam of an asymptomatic choroidal lesion in the right eye. The lesion was a 6 mm gray choroidal mass in the inferior peripheral fundus, with orange pigmentation, retinal pigmented epithelial hypertrophy along the superior …