Laser ablation of an enlarging small melanocytic choroidal tumor: 16-year follow-up and rationale for treatment.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2006
Abstract
Results of laser photocoagulation of a growing pigmented choroidal lesion for which the differential diagnosis included enlarging nevus and small melanoma and the rationale for such treatment are described. A 37-year-old woman underwent ablative laser photocoagulation for a small juxtapapillary pigmented choroidal lesion that was documented photographically to enlarge in diameter from 300 to 1,750 microns after 8 years. Sixteen years after laser photocoagulation, the visual acuity remains 20/20 with no further growth or recurrence of the lesion. Local treatment may be justified for a small pigmented choroidal lesion that is documented to grow.
Volume
37
Issue
1
First Page
79
Last Page
81
ISSN
1542-8877
Published In/Presented At
Shields, J. A., Shields, C. L., Peairs, R., & Racciato, P. (2006). Laser ablation of an enlarging small melanocytic choroidal tumor: 16-year follow-up and rationale for treatment. Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging : the official journal of the International Society for Imaging in the Eye, 37(1), 79–81.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
16468559
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article