Posterior Uveal Melanoma: Diagnostic Approaches Posterior Uveal Melanoma: Diagnostic Approaches General Considerations In most instances, the diagnosis of posterior uveal melanoma can be made by recognition of its classic features…
Melanocytoma of the Optic Disc and Posterior Uvea Melanocytoma of the Optic Disc and Posterior Uvea General Considerations Melanocytoma is a variant of melanocytic nevus that is classically located on…
Posterior Uveal Melanoma: Pathology Pathology of Posterior Uveal Melanoma The pathology of uveal melanoma is briefly discussed with regard to routine gross and light microscopy and some more recent developments…
Choroidal Nevus Choroidal Nevus General Considerations Choroidal melanocytic nevus is the most common intraocular tumor (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,…
Iris Cysts Iris Cysts Iris cysts can assume any of several clinical variations (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16). Their…
Conditions That Simulate Iris Melanoma Conditions That Simulate Iris Melanoma There are several conditions that can clinically simulate iris melanoma (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,…
Melanocytic Tumors of Iris Stroma Iris Nevus General Considerations The common iris nevus is covered well in the literature (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,…
Congenital Uveal Lesions Intraocular Lacrimal Gland Choristoma General Considerations There are a several congenital abnormalities that can affect the uvea, such as coloboma and aniridia, but most of them are…
Orbital Metastatic Cancer Orbital Metastatic Cancer General Considerations Several types of metastatic cancer can reach the orbital soft tissues or bones by hematogenous routes (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77). Orbital metastasis can occur in…
Orbital Lymphoid Tumors and Leukemias Orbital Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma General Considerations Lymphoid tumors range from low-grade lymphoid hyperplasias to highly malignant lymphoma. The classification of lymphoid tumors is complex, discussed in…
