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Elsevier, Survey of Ophthalmology, 6(57), p. 558-564

DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2012.02.004

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Paraneoplastic Vitelliform Retinopathy: Clinicopathologic Correlation and Review of the Literature

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Abstract

Traditionally the paraneoplastic retinopathies have been classified into two groups: melanoma-associated retinopathy (MAR) and cancer-associated retinopathy (CAR). MAR occurs in individuals with metastatic cutaneous or uveal melanoma and is characterized by nyctalopia, photopsias, and variable vision loss. In most cases, the fundus is essentially normal in appearance. More recently, there have been multiple reports of a MAR-like retinopathy with associated detachments of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and neurosensory retina. Such a clinical presentation has been termed paraneoplastic vitelliform retinopathy. In the present report, we describe an 80-year-old male with metastatic cutaneous melanoma who developed paraneoplastic vitelliform retinopathy. For the first time, histopathology from enucleation specimens provides a clinicopathologic disease correlation with focal abnormalities in the inner nuclear and outer plexiform layers.