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Pseudomelanomas at a referral ocular oncology center in Brazil

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 83 (), 2024
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, and imaging profile of lesions that mimic choroidal melanoma. Methods: Retrospective study of medical records of suspected choroidal melanoma lesions referred to the Ocular Oncology Service from the Universidade Federal de São Paulo, from ...

Mixed-Cell Type Choroidal Melanoma in a Middle-Aged Woman

Introduction: Melanomas are malignant neoplasms that occur in various anatomical sites, including the eye. Ocular melanomas account for 5% of all melanomas and are mainly described in Caucasian and older individuals. This study describes the clinical and pathological characteristics of uveal (choroid) me...

Rare primary choroidal melanoma in a dog, with optic nerve infiltration

Intraocular melanocytic neoplasms are common in dogs. However, the choroidal location of these neoplasms and their infiltration into the optic nerve are unusual. This paper reports a case of primary choroidal melanoma in a 12-year-old male Dachshund. On the first examination, the animal presented left ey...

Terapia fotodinâmica com verteporfina associada à injeção intravítrea de antifator de crescimento endotelial vascular para tratamento de hemangioma circunscrito de coroide

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 81 (), 2022
RESUMO O hemangioma de coroide é um tumor vascular benigno, de coloração vermelho-alaranjada, bem delimitado, caracterizado por uma placa elevada. É um tumor raro, com prevalência de um caso a cada 40 tumores de coroide. O diagnóstico pode ser feito por meio da clínica associada à avaliação bio...

Hemangioma de coroide e o desafio do diagnóstico diferencial

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 79 (4), 2020
Resumo O hemangioma de coroide é um tumor benigno relativamente raro, que se apresenta de forma circunscrita ou difusa, sendo esta última normalmente associada à Síndrome de Sturge-Weber. Os tumores circunscritos manifestam-se de forma insidiosa, com o diagnóstico realizado comumente após o apareci...

Metástasis coroidea como manifestación inicial de adenocarcinoma de pulmón en paciente joven: informe de caso

Introducción: se presenta el caso de un paciente de 36 años, a quien se le realizó el diagnostico de tuberculoma coroideo, otorgando tratamiento sin mejoría de los síntomas. Posteriormente fallece dilucidándose el diagnóstico de adenocarcinoma de pulmón con metástasis a coroides. Objetivo: info...

Metastatic choroidal melanoma to the contralateral eye: a rare case

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Uveal melanoma is the most common adult primary intraocular cancer. Although liver metastasis is common to the natural history of the disease, metastasis to the fellow eye is extremely rare. Here we report the case of a 59-year-old man with choroidal melanoma in his right eye who underwent enucl...

Effects of oral propranolol for circumscribed choroidal hemangioma

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the effects of oral propranolol for circumscribed choroidal hemangioma. Methods: In this prospective, longitudinal interventional study, we administered oral propranolol at a dosage of 1.5 mg/kg/day to five patients with circumscribed choroidal hemangioma. We then...

Comparisons of choroidal nevus measurements obtained using 10- and 20-MHz ultrasound and spectral domain optical coherence tomography

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare measurements of lesions clinically diagnosed as choroidal nevi using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and 10- and 20-MHz ultrasound (US). Methods: This prospective study, which was conducted between May 2011 and December 2011, evaluated eyes diagnosed w...

Enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography of choroidal osteoma with secondary neovascular membranes: report of two cases

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT We report enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) features based on clinical and imaging data from two newly diagnosed cases of choroidal osteoma presenting with recent visual loss secondary to choroidal neovascular membranes. The features described in the two cases, compre...