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Multiple Iris Nevi in an Eye With Ciliochoroidal Melanoma

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A 58-year-old female patient was referred to the Wills Eye Hospital Ocular Oncology Service for evaluation of a pigmented choroidal mass in the right eye. Visual acuity was 20/25 OU. Anterior-segment examination revealed multifocal iris nevi in the right eye, distinct from freckles by their elevation and stromal integration, spanning 8 clock hours (Figure, A). Fundus ophthalmoscopy demonstrated pigmented choroidal melanoma with ciliary body extension in the right eye (Figure, B). Gonioscopy revealed no seeding into the anterior chamber angle, but the lesion was 3.5 mm in thickness by ultrasonography. Findings were consistent with ciliochoroidal melanoma with multiple iris nevi in the right eye. Risk factors for uveal melanoma include fair complexion, light iris color, oculodermal melanocytosis, and a BAP1 germline gene variant.1 Although only 2% of iris nevi tend to transform into melanoma, the risk for ocular melanoma increases linearly with each additional nevus.2,3 Compared with eyes without iris nevi, eyes with 4 or more nevi have 2.6-fold increased odds for ocular melanoma.3 Eyes with iris nevi require annual examination.

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Article Information

Corresponding Author: Carol L. Shields, MD, Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, 840 Walnut St, 14th Floor, Ste 1440, Philadelphia, PA 19107 (carolshields@gmail.com).

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Shields reported receiving financial support from the Eye Tumor Research Foundation. No other disclosures were reported.

Additional Contributions: We thank the patient for granting permission to publish this information.

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Kaliki  S , Shields  CL .  Uveal melanoma: relatively rare but deadly cancer.   Eye (Lond). 2017;31(2):241-257. doi:10.1038/eye.2016.275PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref
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Shields  CL , Kaliki  S , Hutchinson  A ,  et al.  Iris nevus growth into melanoma: analysis of 1611 consecutive eyes: the ABCDEF guide.   Ophthalmology. 2013;120(4):766-772. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.09.042PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref
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Bataille  V , Sasieni  P , Cuzick  J , Hungerford  JL , Swerdlow  A , Bishop  JA .  Risk of ocular melanoma in relation to cutaneous and iris naevi.   Int J Cancer. 1995;60(5):622-626. doi:10.1002/ijc.2910600509PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref
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