Cavitary Melanoma of Ciliary Body Simulating a Cyst
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Ciliary body melanoma masquerading as chronic uveitis.
PURPOSE To report a case of ciliary body melanoma that masqueraded as chronic uveitis. METHODS A patient experienced persistent unilateral panuveitis and elevated intraocular pressure. Inflammation and pressure worsened after cataract extraction and lens implantation. Diagnostic vitrectomy was non-revealing. RESULTS Repeat vitrectomy and lens implant removal revealed a ciliary body mass, su...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.123.4.569