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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2017; 234(04): 608-610
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-104445
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Calcified Non-Pigmented Choroidal Melanoma: Report of a Rare Case

Kalzifiziertes nicht pigmentiertes Aderhautmelanom: Fallbericht einer seltenen Entität
C. Gianniou
1   Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, FAA, Switzerland
,
L. Zografos
1   Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, FAA, Switzerland
,
J. Hrbacek
2   Paul Scherrer Institut, Proton Therapy Center, Villigen, Switzerland
,
A. Pica
2   Paul Scherrer Institut, Proton Therapy Center, Villigen, Switzerland
,
A. Moulin
1   Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, FAA, Switzerland
,
A. Schalenbourg
1   Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, FAA, Switzerland
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03 May 2017 (online)

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Introduction

A non-pigmented choroidal tumor associated with calcifications evokes usually a differential diagnosis of a benign tumor such as choroidal osteoma or choroidal hemangioma with osseous metaplasia, idiopathic or metastatic sclerochoroidal calcifications, or a calcified scar resulting from a granulomatous or degenerative pathology (e.g. disciform AMD). We present the case of a non-pigmented calcified, choroidal tumor, where a biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of uveal melanoma.

 

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