Choroidal melanoma

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis probable

Presentation

Decreased right visual acuity.

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Male

Right eye

ultrasound

Small echogenic intraocular mass of the temporal quadrant with internal vascularity on color Doppler.

mri

Small right intraocular soft tissue mass at the junction of the upper-lower temporal quadrants, measuring 7 x 5 x 2 mm of moderately high signal on T1, low signal on T2 with vivid homogeneous enhancement on postcontrast sequences. No extension to the surface of the optic nerve head. No extraocular extension is seen.  

Small vessel chronic ischemic changes are noted.

Case Discussion

MRI features are suggestive of choroidal melanoma which is considered the most common primary tumor of the adult eye. 

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