Waardenburg syndrome

Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a disorder characterized by varying degrees of deafness and minor defects in structures arising from neural crest, including pigmentation anomalies of eyes, hair, and skin. WS is classified into four clinical and genetic phenotypes.

Melanoma

The presence of a melanoma, a malignant cancer originating from pigment producing melanocytes. Melanoma can originate from the skin or the pigmented layers of the eye (the uvea).


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PMID (PMCID)
26398302
 FEMALE Middle Aged
CHOROIDAL MELANOMA IN A PATIENT WITH WAARDENBURG SYNDROME.
Itty S, Richter ER, McCannel TA.
Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2015;9(4):327-9.
To report a case of choroidal malignant melanoma in a patient with Waardenburg syndrome and bilateral choroidal pigmentary abnormalities.
26398302
 FEMALE Middle Aged
CHOROIDAL MELANOMA IN A PATIENT WITH WAARDENBURG SYNDROME.
Itty S, Richter ER, McCannel TA.
Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2015;9(4):327-9.
The authors present the first reported case of concurrent Waardenburg syndrome and choroidal malignant melanoma.