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OPHTHALMIC IMAGE
Year : 2019  |  Volume : 67  |  Issue : 7  |  Page : 1186

Melanocytoma of the optic disc - Clinical spectrum


Advanced Eye Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Date of Web Publication25-Jun-2019

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Dr. Mohit Dogra
Advanced Eye Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
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DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_61_19

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Singh SR, Mehta A, Dogra M, Dogra MR. Melanocytoma of the optic disc - Clinical spectrum. Indian J Ophthalmol 2019;67:1186

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Singh SR, Mehta A, Dogra M, Dogra MR. Melanocytoma of the optic disc - Clinical spectrum. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2019 [cited 2024 Mar 28];67:1186. Available from: https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/text.asp?2019/67/7/1186/261047



Melanocytoma of the optic disc, first described by Zimmermann, is a benign hamartoma arising from melanocytes in the disc.[1] [Figure 1]a shows a typical dark-brown pigmented melanocytoma overlying and obscuring the disc with involvement of the adjacent choroid and retina. Over time, melanocytoma can lead to local compressive sequalae-like branch retinal artery occlusion [Figure 1]b and ischemic optic neuropathy [Figure 1]c.[2] Rare, malignant transformation can occur in 1-2% of the cases with progressive increase in size and extensive involvement of the disc [Figure 1]d.[3],[4],[5] Cases with melanocytoma require yearly follow-up with photographic documentation to detect these changes early.[1]
Figure 1: Melanocytoma of the Optic Disc. (a) Typical dark-brown lesion overlying the disc with involvement of surrounding retina and choroid. (b) Melanocytoma with branch retinal artery occlusion. (c) Melanocytoma with compressive ischemic optic neuropathy. (d) Melanocytoma with extensive involvement of the disc and surrounding retina and progressive increase in size, suggestive of malignant transformation

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Shields JA, Demirci H, Mashayekhi A, Shields CL. Melanocytoma of optic disc in 115 cases: The 2004 Samuel Johnson memorial lecture, part 1. Ophthalmology 2004;111:1739-46.  Back to cited text no. 3
    
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