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Clinical Findings and Genetic Expression Profiling of Three Pigmented Lesions of the Optic Nerve

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2015
Background. Optic disk melanocytoma is a primary tumor of the optic disk that represents a clinical diagnostic challenge due to its similarities with melanoma. Purpose.
Manuel A. de Alba, Victor M. Villegas, Aaron S. Gold, Andrea Wildner, Fiona J. Ehlies, Azeema Latiff, Timothy G. Murray   +6 more
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Melanocytoma of the eyelid: Case report and introduction of new nomenclature

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose: The term melanocytoma was recently proposed for intermediate-stage melanocytic lesions with specific histopathologic and molecular genetic features.
Natalie A. Homer, Kerri E. Rieger
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Unusual case of bifocal leptomeningeal melanocytoma in the posterior fossa with seeding in the spinal canal.

, 2009
Contains fulltext : 81013.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)A 26-year-old man presented with signs of raised intracranial pressure. CT and MRI of the head demonstrated two separate lesions in the posterior fossa.
Pels, W., Vliet, A.M. van der, Maazen, R.W.M. van der, Smink-Bol, M., Gijtenbeek, J.M.M., Franken, S.P., Bussink, J., Nanda, D., J M M GIJTENBEEK, T VAN DER VLIET, W SETZ-PELS, D NANDA, J BUSSINK, M SMINK-BOL, S P G FRANKEN, R W M VAN DER MAAZEN   +15 more
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Organized Vitreous Hemorrhage Masquerading as an Optic Disc Melanocytoma

, 2003
PurposeTo present a case of organized vitreous hemorrhage masquerading an optic disc melanocytoma.DiscussionOptic nerve head melanocytoma is a benign slightly pigmented lesion arising from the edge of the disc presenting with a filed defect.
I.G. Rennie, P. Puri, S. Prasad
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Pitfalls in the diagnosis of melanocytic tumours: is immunohistochemistry helpful?

Polish Journal of Pathology
The diagnosis and differential diagnosis of benign, intermediate and malignant melanocytic neoplasms remain a recurring and clinically important challenge in dermatopathology.
Thomas Mentzel
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Peripapillary choroidal neovascularization associated with melanocytoma of the optic disc: a clinicopathologic case report [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Melanocytoma of the optic disc is a benign melanocytic tumor that rarely causes visual impairment. We report a case of a melanocytoma of the optic disc with a decreased vision related to a peripapillary choroidal neovascular membrane (PCNVM ...
Tran, H., Uffer, Sylvie, Bovey, Etienne, Zografos, Leonidas   +3 more
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Thoracic intramedullary melanocytoma with long-term follow-up

, 2008
Melanocytomas are tumors of the neuraxis seen predominantly in adults. The authors report a case of a thoracic intramedullary melanocytoma with long-term follow-up of 8 years postsurgery. Melanocytomas, although rare, must be included in the differential
Chacko, Geeta, Rajshekhar, Vedantam
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Primary meningeal melanocytoma of the pineal region. Case report

, 2015
A unique case of a meningeal melanocytoma located in the pineal region is presented. This 48-year-old man presented with a round pineal region tumor that caused triventricular hydrocephalus and exhibited slow clinical progression.
Slowik F, Magyar Attila, Vitanovics Dusan, Czirják Sándor   +3 more
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Melanocytoma of the optic disk in the Korean population

, 2010
PURPOSE: To report on the clinical features and the natural course of optic disk melanocytoma in the Korean population. METHODS: A retrospective review of medical records was performed on 27 consecutive patients with optic disk melanocytoma.
이승규, 전익현, 변석호, 이성철, 고형준, 배정훈   +5 more
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Melanocytoma of the ciliary body misdiagnosed as iridodialysis

, 2014
Moosang Kim, Seung-Jun LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of KoreaAbstract: A 62-year-old female presented to our institution with dimness of vision in her right eye.
Lee SJ, Kim M
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