Large optic disc melanocytoma: A rare entity

Authors

  • Priti Singh Assistant Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology, L.N.Medical College, Bhopal
  • Devendra Partap Singh Rajput Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine, L.N.Medical College, Bhopal
  • S.B. Gupta Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmolgy, L.N.Medical College, Bhopal
  • Rashmi Kumar Assistant Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology, L.N.Medical College, Bhopal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i5.11560

Keywords:

melanocytoma, nevus, benign, malignant

Abstract

Optic disc melanocytoma is a deeply pigmented variant of benign melanocytic nevus thathas been confused with malignant melanoma. Optic disc melanocytomas are locally invasivebut are not known to undergo transformation into malignant melanoma. We present anunusual case of a melanocytoma of the optic disc that is a coincidental fi nding on routinefundus examination even though the size of the melanocytoma is quiet large around 2.5 DD(3.7 mm) in size (while usually mean tumour diameter is 2 mm only) Follow up should remainthe primary approach in the management of the patients with optic nerve melanocytomasas they are benign, as previously advocated by Zimmerman.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i5.11560

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.6(5) 2015 78-81

 

 

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Published

2015-03-16

How to Cite

Singh, P., Rajput, D. P. S., Gupta, S., & Kumar, R. (2015). Large optic disc melanocytoma: A rare entity. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 6(5), 78–81. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i5.11560

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 5 (2015)

Section

Case Reports

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