Table 4
Nine presumed naevi that were regularly reviewed and later evolved into a primary malignant melanoma
| Follow up | At first visit | At diagnosis of melanoma | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Age (years) | Length (years) | Interval (months) | Location | Diameter (mm) | Height (mm) | Diameter (mm) | Height (mm) |
| *Very slowly growing iris tumour finally removed at cataract surgery; †a presumed iris naevus that evolved into a ring melanoma. | ||||||||
| Female | 51 | 35 | 24 | Iris* | 5 × 3 | 1 | 7.0 × 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Male | 68 | 6 | 12 | Iridociliary† | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Female | 52 | 2 | 3 | Choroid | 5.2 × 4.7 | 2 | 9.9 × 7.6 | 3.6 |
| Female | 53 | 6 | 12 | Choroid | 7 × 6 | 3 | 11.6 × 11.6 | 5.2 |
| Male | 54 | 3 | 12 | Choroid | 13 × 8 | 1 | 13.0 × 9.0 | 3.2 |
| Female | 61 | 10 | 12 | Choroid | 6 × 5 | 1 | 12.0 × 9.5 | 5.5 |
| Female | 69 | 2 | 12 | Choroid | 4 × 4 | 1 | 6.0 × 5.8 | 1.9 |
| Female | 72 | 2 | 12 | Choroid | 7 × 5 | 1 | 7.3 × 6.2 | 4.3 |
| Female | 73 | 3 | 12 | Choroid | 8 × 6 | 1 | 12.0 × 8.0 | 3.5 |
