malignant choroid melanoma
MONDO:0003878Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names malignant choroid melanoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A uveal melanoma that arises from the choroid. It is the most common primary malignant intraocular tumor. It usually affects Caucasians of northern European descent. It usually remains asymptomatic for a long period. When signs and symptoms occur, they include blurred vision, visual field loss, floaters, and ocular pain. Tumor size is the most important factor that relates to prognosis.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0003878), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
10 names
Resolves to: malignant choroid melanoma
- Also called
- choroid malignant melanomachoroid melanomachoroidal melanomamalignant melanoma of choroidmalignant melanoma of the choroidmelanoma (disease) of optic choroidmelanoma of choroidmelanoma of the choroidoptic choroid melanomaoptic choroid melanoma (disease)