PURPOSE: To report a case of bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation associated with an asymptomatic renal cell carcinoma. DESIGN: Clinical case report. METHODS: A 70-year-old man presented with a 7-month history of bilateral visual loss. Ophthalmoscopic examination, fluorescein angiography, ocular coherence tomography, and a search for underlying systemic malignancy were performed. RESULTS: Examination revealed multiple melanocytic uveal proliferations in both eyes. Fluorescein angiography revealed a pattern of multiple areas of early hyperfluorescence, and ocular coherence tomography showed serous detachment of the central retina. Abdominal computerized tomography scans showed a large tumor in the left kidney and nodular involvement in the right kidney. Pathologic examination revealed a clear cell carcinoma of the kidney. CONCLUSION: A literature review revealed a total of 40 cases of bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation. To our knowledge, this is the first case to be associated with renal cell carcinoma.
PURPOSE: To report a case of bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation associated with an asymptomatic renal cell carcinoma. DESIGN: Clinical case report. METHODS: A 70-year-old man presented with a 7-month history of bilateral visual loss. Ophthalmoscopic examination, fluorescein angiography, ocular coherence tomography, and a search for underlying systemic malignancy were performed. RESULTS: Examination revealed multiple melanocytic uveal proliferations in both eyes. Fluorescein angiography revealed a pattern of multiple areas of early hyperfluorescence, and ocular coherence tomography showed serous detachment of the central retina. Abdominal computerized tomography scans showed a large tumor in the left kidney and nodular involvement in the right kidney. Pathologic examination revealed a clear cell carcinoma of the kidney. CONCLUSION: A literature review revealed a total of 40 cases of bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation. To our knowledge, this is the first case to be associated with renal cell carcinoma.
Authors: Joyce C G Jansen; Joachim Van Calster; Jose S Pulido; Sarah L Miles; Richard G Vile; Tine Van Bergen; Catherine Cassiman; Leigh H Spielberg; Anita M Leys Journal: Br J Ophthalmol Date: 2015-04-23 Impact factor: 4.638