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A CLINICIANS CONUNDRUM - A SUSPICIOUS CHOROIDAL TUMOUR IN AN ADOLESCENT GIRL

RAJASEKARAN K KARUNAKARAN

Abstract


An adolescent girl presented with defective vision in her left eye. On examination of Left eye Anterior segment was normal and Posterior segment examination showed    circumscribed orange hue elevated lesion with pigmentary changes more than 5 DD size involving and extending around

macula ,with high clinical suspicion of choroidal melanoma. Subjecting the patient to various diagnostic investigation   techniques it was diagnosed as choroidal hemangioma. The case is being presented to emphasize the need of                    investigation techniques in such a suspicious choroidal lesion so that it would be helpful in proper management and prevent the eye from erroneous enucleation.

 


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