The article presents a histologic study of a rare recurrent iris melanoma seven months after iridocyclectomy, in a 45-year-old female patient. After enucleation, the histopathological examination of the ocular globe demonstrated the persistence of a small tumor fragment in iridectomy stump, developing the neoplasia recurrence. The case brings data for a discussion about the conservative surgery of ocular melanomas and an analytical position of Evidence Based Medicine. A rare case, with documentation only histopathologic, motivates the use of this finding into the subject matter. The distance of what remained from the tumor with the recurrent tumors reinforces the dissemination and proliferation of neoplastic cells in the conservative surgeries.
Uveal neoplasms; Iris neoplasms; Melanoma; Iridectomy; Recurrence; Case reports
