Delayed recurrence of an iridociliary malignant melanoma 180° from the primary tumor.

Purpose: We report the case of a 66-year-old female who returned with a rare recurrence of iridociliary melanoma 180° from the original lesion.

Observations: Upon initial presentation eleven years prior, a pigmented iris lesion suspicious for primary uveal melanoma was noted in the right eye at 9 o'clock. After one year of observation, inferior growth of the iris lesion prompted treatment via primary iridectomy with excisional biopsy and pupilloplasty.

C4-T3 Replacement Laminoplasty and Microsurgical Resection of Ependymoma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.

Spinal ependymomas are the most common intramedullary spinal cord tumors in adults.1-4 They are benign histologically, and maximum safe surgical resection should be pursued with the goal of maintaining neurological integrity.4 Spinal ependymoma resections have been described in the operative video literature, including those using techniques of laminoplasty to prevent postlaminectomy kyphosis.