Iris extramedullary hematopoiesis in choroidal melanoma

Copyright: © 2020 Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology..

PURPOSE: Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) usually occurs in patients with loss of bone marrow hematopoietic function, and in a vast majority of cases, it involves the liver, the spleen, or the lymph nodes. We report EMH in the iris of patients enucleated for choroidal melanoma (CM).

METHODS: We report a series of three patients with CM, two treated with primary enucleation and one with secondary enucleation.

RESULTS: Histopathology revealed EMH in the iris of all patients.

CONCLUSION: EMH of the iris can be associated with CM in the absence of any hematological or systemic disorders. To the best of our knowledge, our work is the first report of this abnormal histopathological finding.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society - 34(2020), 2 vom: 29. Apr., Seite 82-84

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gallo, Beatrice [VerfasserIn]
Al-Jamal, Rana'a T [VerfasserIn]
Thaung, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Cohen, Victoria M L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Choroidal melanoma
Enucleation
Iris extramedullary hematopoiesis
Journal Article

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Date Revised 13.02.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.4103/1319-4534.305034

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321354354