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Evidências obtidas de um caso de melanoma de íris recidivado

2009; Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia; Volume: 68; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0034-72802009000100007

1982-8551

Juliana de Lucena Martins Ferreira, Márjorie Sabino Façanha Barreto Rolim, Cícero Narciso Moreira Leite, Fernando Queiroz Monte, Marineuza Rocha Memória,

Corneal Surgery and Treatments

The article presents a histologic study of a rare recurrent iris melanoma seven months after iridocyclectomy, in a 45-year-old female patient. After enucleation, the histopathological examination of the ocular globe demonstrated the persistence of a small tumor fragment in iridectomy stump, developing the neoplasia recurrence. The case brings data for a discussion about the conservative surgery of ocular melanomas and an analytical position of Evidence Based Medicine. A rare case, with documentation only histopathologic, motivates the use of this finding [...]