El tumor intraocular primario maligno más frecuente en adultos es el melanoma uveal, constituyendo el 5% del total de melanomas y con una tasa de mortalidad del 33%. La neurofibromatosis tipo 1 ocurre en el 0.03% de la población en general y se asocia con melanoma hasta en el 66% de los casos. Se presenta el caso de un paciente masculino con melanoma uveal y antecedente de neurofibromatosis.
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