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Br J Ophthalmol 1986;70:107-110 doi:10.1136/bjo.70.2.107
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Malignant melanoma of the choroid in a mother and retinoblastoma in her son.

  1. S Hayasaka and
  2. K Mizuno

      Abstract

      A 31-year-old woman was diagnosed as having a malignant melanoma of the choroid in the right eye. Twenty months later her 7-year-old son was diagnosed as having retinoblastoma in the right eye. Both diagnoses were confirmed histopathologically after enucleation. A chromosomal study revealed normal karyotypes in the son. The family history was positive for cancer of the stomach. The implications of this rare association are discussed.

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