Clinical appearance of a malignant melanoma of the choroid which grows toward subneural retinal space causing a retinal detachment. Malignant melanomas of the choroid are diagnosed by direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy. The process of diagnosing can be supported by sonography, transillumination and fluorescein angiography. Uveal melanomas occurs generally in patients aged 40 - 70 without sex predilection. There is a predilection for Caucasians whereas only 1-2% of all cases occur in blacks and Asians . Uveal malignant melanomas are the most common malignant intraocular neoplasms. |