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Case Reports
. 2023 Apr;37(2):192-194.
doi: 10.3341/kjo.2022.0153. Epub 2023 Feb 9.

An Atypical Presentation of Optic Disc Melanocytoma: A Case Report

Rosa L Pinheiro  1 , Rui B Proença  1   2 , Cristina Fonseca  1   2
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Case Reports

An Atypical Presentation of Optic Disc Melanocytoma: A Case Report

Rosa L Pinheiro et al. Korean J Ophthalmol. 2023 Apr.
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(A) Ultra-widefield fundus photograph depicting a dark pigmented lesion partially encircling the optic disc, surrounded by a flat halo of retinal atrophy and with discrete elevation in the temporal side of the optic disc; there is also macular edema and two subretinal hemorrhages associated with the edema. (B,C) Optical coherence tomography B-scan (level of cross-section, arrow) showing distortion and elevation of all retinal layers with intraretinal and subretinal fluid, worsening towards the nasal side. (D,E) A-mode and B-mode ultrasound showing a peripapillary elevated hyperechogenic lesion measuring 3.18 mm of largest basal dimeter and 1.85 mm in thickness. (F) Ultra-widefield fundus photograph 1 year after treatment depicting the optic disc melanocytoma and resolution of the macular edema and subretinal hemorrhages. (G,H) Optical coherence tomography B-scan (level of cross-section, arrow) 1 year following treatment showing complete resolution of macular edema.
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