CAVITARY CHOROIDAL NEVUS: A CASE REPORT.
Retin Cases Brief Rep
; 16(6): 674-677, 2022 Nov 01.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To describe a case of choroidal nevus with intralesional cavitations detected with enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography and to show its changes during an 8-year follow-up.METHODS:
A case report.RESULTS:
A 55-year-old male patient was found to have a pigmented lesion at the posterior pole of his right eye, just temporal to the fovea. A complete multiimaging examination was obtained and showed a lesion of about 4 mm of diameter with a small amount of subretinal fluid and chronic changes in the retina overlying the lesion. Based on clinical examination, a diagnosis of choroidal nevus was made, but interestingly the enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography revealed the presence of intralesional cavitations. Close follow-up with no intervention was planned, and over 8 years of observation, the lesion remained stable in size, with a gradual increase of the central necrosis.CONCLUSION:
Benign pigmented choroidal lesions can show internal cavitations likely secondary to internal necrosis. This feature does not represent a sign of malignancy of the lesion. Enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography is a feasible imaging tool for the visualization of the internal cavitations and to follow their evolution over time.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutáneas
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Neoplasias de la Coroides
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Nevo Pigmentado
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Retin Cases Brief Rep
Año:
2022
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Article