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BENIGN MELANOMA OF THE CILIARY BODY

BENIGN MELANOMA OF THE CILIARY BODY Abstract In none of the 9 reported cases of benign melanoma of the ciliary body found in the literature was the growth suspected before its accidental finding on section. There was justification for using the term melanoma for the growth in 4 of the cases,1 but in the other 5 the tissue showed either a diffuse arrangement of the pigment-bearing cells or mere sheaths of a pigment layer. In these 4 cases the melanoma occurred in the pars plana of the ciliary body, which point is of interest in that it allows for conjecture as to the time of origin. Embryologically, even by the fifth month the pars plana is hardly visible. By the seventh month the ora serrata lies on a level with the middle of the ciliary muscle ; by the eighth month it lies adjacent to, and at birth it is behind, the ciliary body. If one were References 1. Fuchs, E.: Arch. f. Ophth. 94:43, 1917. 2. Foster Moore, R.: Roy. London Ophth. Hosp. Rep. 19:411, 1914. 3. Schappert-Kimmyser, J.: Arch. f. Augenh. 100-101:46, 1929. 4. Heine, L.: Arch. f. Ophth. 3:33, 1923. 5. Sattler, H.: Die bösartigen Geschwülste des Auges , Leipzig, S. Hirzel, 1926. 6. Alexander, B.: Pathology of Melanosis and of Benign Melanomas of the Ciliary Body , Arch. Ophth. 7:521 ( (April) ) 1932.Crossref 7. Wagener, H. B., and Wellbrock, L. A.: Tr. Am. Ophth. Soc. 28:100, 1930. 8. King, E. F.: Tr. Ophth. Soc. U. Kingdom ( (pt. 1) ) 57:97, 1937. 9. Ewing, J.: Neoplastic Diseases , Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company, 1928 10. Brit. M. J. 2:852, 1930.Crossref 11. Masson, P.: Ann. d'anat. path. 3:417 and 657, 1926. 12. Dawson, J. W.: Edinburgh M. J. 32:501, 1925. 13. Goldstein, I., and Wexler, D.: Melanosis Uveae and Melanoma of the Iris in Neurofibromatosis (Recklinghausen) , Arch. Ophth. 3:259 ( (March) ) 1930.Crossref 14. Wheeler, J. M.: Am. J. Ophth. 20:368, 1937. 15. Theobald, G. D.: Neurogenic Origin of Choroidal Sarcoma , Arch. Ophth. 18:971 ( (Dec.) ) 1937.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Ophthalmology American Medical Association

BENIGN MELANOMA OF THE CILIARY BODY

Archives of Ophthalmology , Volume 24 (2) – Aug 1, 1940

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10.1001/archopht.1940.00870020139013
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Abstract

Abstract In none of the 9 reported cases of benign melanoma of the ciliary body found in the literature was the growth suspected before its accidental finding on section. There was justification for using the term melanoma for the growth in 4 of the cases,1 but in the other 5 the tissue showed either a diffuse arrangement of the pigment-bearing cells or mere sheaths of a pigment layer. In these 4 cases the melanoma occurred in the pars plana of the ciliary body, which point is of interest in that it allows for conjecture as to the time of origin. Embryologically, even by the fifth month the pars plana is hardly visible. By the seventh month the ora serrata lies on a level with the middle of the ciliary muscle ; by the eighth month it lies adjacent to, and at birth it is behind, the ciliary body. If one were References 1. Fuchs, E.: Arch. f. Ophth. 94:43, 1917. 2. Foster Moore, R.: Roy. London Ophth. Hosp. Rep. 19:411, 1914. 3. Schappert-Kimmyser, J.: Arch. f. Augenh. 100-101:46, 1929. 4. Heine, L.: Arch. f. Ophth. 3:33, 1923. 5. Sattler, H.: Die bösartigen Geschwülste des Auges , Leipzig, S. Hirzel, 1926. 6. Alexander, B.: Pathology of Melanosis and of Benign Melanomas of the Ciliary Body , Arch. Ophth. 7:521 ( (April) ) 1932.Crossref 7. Wagener, H. B., and Wellbrock, L. A.: Tr. Am. Ophth. Soc. 28:100, 1930. 8. King, E. F.: Tr. Ophth. Soc. U. Kingdom ( (pt. 1) ) 57:97, 1937. 9. Ewing, J.: Neoplastic Diseases , Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company, 1928 10. Brit. M. J. 2:852, 1930.Crossref 11. Masson, P.: Ann. d'anat. path. 3:417 and 657, 1926. 12. Dawson, J. W.: Edinburgh M. J. 32:501, 1925. 13. Goldstein, I., and Wexler, D.: Melanosis Uveae and Melanoma of the Iris in Neurofibromatosis (Recklinghausen) , Arch. Ophth. 3:259 ( (March) ) 1930.Crossref 14. Wheeler, J. M.: Am. J. Ophth. 20:368, 1937. 15. Theobald, G. D.: Neurogenic Origin of Choroidal Sarcoma , Arch. Ophth. 18:971 ( (Dec.) ) 1937.Crossref

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Published: Aug 1, 1940

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