Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, 1 Shing Cheong Road, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong SAR
CH Fu (傅俊豪) MBBS, MRCPCH, FHKAM(Paed)
CW Luk (陸頌榮) MBBS, MRCP, FHKAM(Paed)
Department of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 30 Gascoigne Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
CH Fu (傅俊豪) MBBS, MRCPCH, FHKAM(Paed)
CW Luk (陸頌榮) MBBS, MRCP, FHKAM(Paed)
HL Yuen (袁煦樑) MBBS, FRCP(Ireland), FHKAM(Paed)
Hong Kong Eye Hospital, 147K Argyle Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
JJT Chan (陳靖彤) FRCOphth, FCOphthHK, FHKAM
Correspondence to: Dr CH Fu
Email: fuch@ha.org.hk
Received July 8, 2019
Differential diagnosis of paediatric malignant ocular tumour is limited, with retinoblastoma being the most common among all ethnicities in the world. The incidence of paediatric malignant cutaneous melanoma among Asians is low and paediatric ocular melanoma is even scarce. We reported the first case of paediatric malignant ocular melanoma in Hong Kong, a 10-year-old boy with a large localised choroidal melanoma managed by enucleation uneventfully. Genetic tests for high-risk features were negative. He remained under close surveillance with no evidence of metastasis 1 year post enucleation.
