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Ring melanoma of the iris

Iridocorneal endothelial syndrome

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Clinicopathologic case report of a boy aged 17 with a ring melanoma of the iris with endothelial overgrowth and glaucoma, with reference to the first case of the iridocorneal endothelial syndrome reported from the same laboratory by Rochat & Mulder in 1924. When a melanoma spreads around the globe within the ciliary body, or around the angle of the anterior chamber, or diffusely over the surface of the iris, it is called a ring melanoma (5).

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  1. Dep. Ophthalmopathologie, Path. Anatomisch Laboratorium, 63 9713, Oostersingel, EZ, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Peter C. Donders

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Donders, P.C. Ring melanoma of the iris. Int Ophthalmol 7, 161–167 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00128362

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