Purpose:To examine a series of choroidal melanoma specimens to determine the frequency of overlying choroidal neovascularization(CNV)and to ascertain whether CNV over choroidal malignant melanoma is associated with an...Purpose:To examine a series of choroidal melanoma specimens to determine the frequency of overlying choroidal neovascularization(CNV)and to ascertain whether CNV over choroidal malignant melanoma is associated with any particular histological tumour characteristics.Methods:We carried out a retrospective histological analysis of globes containing choroidal melanomas for evidence of choroidal neovascular membranes.Results:Microscopic evidence of choroidal neovascular membranes was evident in 6% of cases.Choroidal neovascularization was not associated with any particular histological tumour characteristic.Conclusion:Choroidal neovascularization over choroidal malignant melanoma is not an infrequent occurrence and possibly appears as frequently as CNV over choroidal naevi.The presence of a choroidal neovascular membrane over a pigmented fundal lesion should not be taken as reassurance that the lesion is benign.展开更多
文摘Purpose:To examine a series of choroidal melanoma specimens to determine the frequency of overlying choroidal neovascularization(CNV)and to ascertain whether CNV over choroidal malignant melanoma is associated with any particular histological tumour characteristics.Methods:We carried out a retrospective histological analysis of globes containing choroidal melanomas for evidence of choroidal neovascular membranes.Results:Microscopic evidence of choroidal neovascular membranes was evident in 6% of cases.Choroidal neovascularization was not associated with any particular histological tumour characteristic.Conclusion:Choroidal neovascularization over choroidal malignant melanoma is not an infrequent occurrence and possibly appears as frequently as CNV over choroidal naevi.The presence of a choroidal neovascular membrane over a pigmented fundal lesion should not be taken as reassurance that the lesion is benign.
