Malignant melanoma in a blind eye

Abstract

A 62-year-old man developed a malignant melanoma in his left eye that had been blind due to trauma for 35 years. This case illustrates the difficulties in detection and early diagnosis of occult malignant melanoma of the uveal tract in phthistic globes. The necessity for long-term follow-up of posttraumatic eyes is stressed.

Malignancy in the blind painful eye – report of two cases and literature review

“…Several uveal melanomas, [4,5,7] two adenocarcinomas of the retinal pigment epithelium [2,3] and an unspecified sarcoma [6] have been described (Table 1). In two of those cases, enucleation was performed to relieve the pain and an early stage malignant tumor was found,[2,7] leading to a good prognosis.…”

Ciliochoroidal melanoma presenting as bleeding anterior staphyloma: Report of a case and review of literature

“…[2345] Painful blind eyes may be a harbinger for intraocular malignancy, and many such cases have been described in literature. [67] Our case presented with acute bleed in a pre-existing staphyloma with prolapsed intraocular contents, which had an underlying melanoma. Such a presentation has not been described in literature.…”

Malignant melanoma and massive retinal gliosis in phthisis bulbi

“…Sarma et al 3 reported a case of malignant melanoma in the left eye of a 62-year-old man who had been blind due to trauma for 35 years. Perry et al 4 reported a case of occult choroidal malignant melanoma in an eye with spontaneous expulsive choroidal haemorrhage and suggested that this association may be more than a chance occurrence, inasmuch as both are associated with necrosis of the posterior ciliary arteries.…”