where we were surprised by several images indicative of ependymal implants in both anterior horns of the lateral ventricles, hyperintense in T1 sequence and hypointense in T2 (Fig. 1) without contrast enhancement, which did not correspond to blood-borne deposits in the sequence of magnetic susceptibility. In the control dorsal MRI, there were signs of myelopathy with traces of haemosiderin; at ...

OBJECTIVE Misdiagnosis of melanocytic lesions can result in unnecessary psychological distress to patients, under- or overtreatment, inaccurate prognosis and improper follow-up and family member surveillance. It is well recognized that, despite many attempts to 1) put forth a set of histologic criteria that can accurately and reproducibly be used to diagnose melanocytic lesions, and 2) identify...

PURPOSE To report the diagnoses of lesions initially misdiagnosed as ocular melanoma. METHODS This retrospective study included all new patients who were referred with a presumptive diagnosis of choroidal melanoma to the ocular oncology clinic at Farabi Eye Hospital from January 2009 to December 2012. Each patient underwent a full ocular examination and B-scan ultrasonography by an ocular onc...