Iris melanoma

Iris melanoma
		SYMPTOMS	No symptoms
		SIGNS	Raised iris lesion, diffuse or circumscribed, pigmented or nonpigmented \| Feeder vessel \| Possible IOP increase \| Possible hyphema
		WORK-UP	Thorough history \| Slit lamp examination \| DFE \| Gonioscopy \| UBM (gold standard) or AS-OCT to image lesion
		TREATMENT	Close observation (every few months) \| Surgical resection with biopsy \| Enucleation
		FOLLOW-UP	Every few months
		ADDITIONAL LAB \| TESTS	Gonioscopy \| UBM (gold standard) \| AS-OCT
		ETIOLOGY	Unknown \| Questionable association with UV exposure
		DIFFERENTIAL DX	Iris nevus \| Iris cyst \| Iris melanocytosis \| Iris melanocytoma
		NOTES	More common in caucasians and in the inferior portion of the iris