PRIMARY MELANOSARCOMA OF THE OPTIC DISK

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REPORT OF A CASE J. M., a 53 year old, married Puerto Rican, came to Dr. Manuel Monserratte in July 1934 to have his reading glasses changed. Tonsillectomy had been performed by Dr. Monserratte a year previously. Early in 1933 a pigmented mole, about 1/4 inch in diameter, had been excised from the right thigh because of persistent itching. The scar was in good condition, showing no redness or thickening and feeling soft and pliable, with no tenderness. In the summer of 1932 there had been a positive Wassermann reaction of the blood, and the patient had received treatment; Dr. Monserratte found the reaction to be negative in July 1934. The family history revealed nothing significant. Ocular examination revealed vision of 20/40 without correction and of 20/15 with correction for low grade hyperopia in each eye. External examination of both eyes revealed no abnormalities. The left fundus was

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