Spontaneous Healing Of A Malignoma?
Klinische Monatsblatter für Augenheilkunde und Augenarztliche Fortbildung 166(1): Jan 1975; 137-138
View Original Source →Abstract
The authors observed clinical regression of an apparent primary choroidal melanoma in a 66-yearold man over an eight-year interval. This regression was documented photographically and ultrasonographically. The authors discuss the possible mechanisms responsible for this clinical course.
Case Details
Personal Characteristics
46-year-old female
Clinical Characteristics
Inflammatory lesion of the sclera, similar to an episcleritic nodule, increasing pigment release in the conjunctiva, slightly protuberant red spot on the limbus, opaque external layers of the surrounding cornea, irregularly shaped pigment ensilage's of the conjunctiva, slightly increased ocular pressure on the left eye, small choroidal-atrophic places in the periphery of the eye
Remission Characteristics
Symptoms disappeared, pigment release decreased, opaqueness shrank to a small scar, small pink spot remains
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Grape diet
Clinical Treatment
Cortisone eye drops
Non-Clinical Treatment
Grape diet
Additional Notes
The patient lost 35 pounds during the grape diet, but regained her original weight after returning to a normal diet. The patient's condition has remained stable for 15 years.