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Review
. 2019 Jul;67(7):1186.
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_61_19.

Melanocytoma of the optic disc - Clinical spectrum

Simar Rajan Singh  1 , Aditi Mehta  1 , Mohit Dogra  1 , Mangat Ram Dogra  1
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Review

Melanocytoma of the optic disc - Clinical spectrum

Simar Rajan Singh et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2019 Jul.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Melanocytoma of the Optic Disc. (a) Typical dark-brown lesion overlying the disc with involvement of surrounding retina and choroid. (b) Melanocytoma with branch retinal artery occlusion. (c) Melanocytoma with compressive ischemic optic neuropathy. (d) Melanocytoma with extensive involvement of the disc and surrounding retina and progressive increase in size, suggestive of malignant transformation
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