2Department of Ophtalmology, Tekden Hospital, Bünyan
3Department of Ophtalmology, State Hospital, Bünyan
4Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
Abstract
The melanocytoma of the optic disc is a rare tumor of the optic nerve. This tumor has frequently benign character, although it has risk of rapid growth and malignant transformation unusually. A 44-year-old man was admitted to our clinic with near-vision difficulty. On fundus examination, there was a black-pigmented lesion was determined on the optic nerve head, and the visual acuity was 20/20. On fundus fluorescein angiography, there was a hypofluorescence due to blockage on the optic nerve head, and no fluorescein leakage was observed. Visual field examination was normal. The lesion was diagnosed as melanocytoma of the optic nerve.
2Department of Ophtalmology, Tekden Hospital, Bünyan
3Department of Ophtalmology, State Hospital, Bünyan
4Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
Optik disk melenositoması (ODM) optik sinirin nadir görülen tümörlerindendir. ODM genellikle iyi huylu bir tümör olmasına rağmen nadiren hızlı büyüme ve malign transformasyon riski taşır. Bu çalışmada kliniğimize yakını görmede zorluk şikayeti ile başvuran 44 yaşında bir erkek hasta sunuldu. Hastanın fundus muayenesinde optik disk başında siyah pigmentli lezyon mevcut olup görme keskinliği 20/20 idi. Yapılan fundus floresein anjiografide (FFA) optik disk başındaki bloğa bağlı hipofloresans saptandı, floresein sızıntısı yoktu. Yapılan görme alanı normal olarak saptandı. Lezyon optik disk melanositoması olarak tanı aldı.