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Case 140 Teaching Points
- Choroidal melanomas that have extended through Bruch’s membrane can present with subretinal hemorrhages
- Diagnosis by clinical appearance and ultrasound (low to medium internal reflectivity). No biopsy required as low rate of false positives (0.48%).
References
The Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study Group. Accuracy of diagnosis of choroidal melanomas in the Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study, COMS Report No A. Arch Ophthalmol 1990;108:1268-1273.
Kivelä T, Eskelin S, Mäkitie T, Summanen P. Exudative retinal detachment from malignant uveal melanoma: predictors and prognostic significance. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2001;42:2085-2093.
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