Paediatric uveal melanoma

Authors: Kanthan, Gowri L; Grigg, John; Billson, Frank; Kourt, Gina; Conway, R Max

Source: Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, Volume 36, Number 4, May/June 2008 , pp. 374-376(3)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

Uveal melanoma is extremely rare in the paediatric population and can be associated with various pre-existing conditions. We report the case of a 9-year-old girl with no predisposing factor who presented with choroidal melanoma. A review of the literature is presented and various clinical, histopathological and prognostic features of paediatric uveal melanoma are discussed.

Keywords: chromosomal abnormality; paediatric malignancy; uveal melanoma

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2008.001739.x

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