Table 4.
Statistical comparison of clinical findings of indeterminate choroidal melanocytic lesions versus choroidal melanomas, other choroidal tumors, and choroidal melanomas versus other choroidal tumors
| IMLs n=10 (%) | Melanomas n=10 (%) | P-valuea | Other choroidal tumors n=10 (%) | P-valuea | P-valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumor color | ||||||
| Pigmented | 3 (30) | 2 (20) | 0 (0) | |||
| Partially pigmented | 5 (50) | 4 (40) | 0 (0) | |||
| Nonpigmented | 2 (20) | 4 (40) | 0.727 | 10 (100) | 0.001* | 0.011* |
| Tumor configuration | ||||||
| Flat | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
| Dome-shaped | 10 (100) | 10 (100) | 10 (100) | |||
| Fluid on OCT | ||||||
| Yes (SRF) | 7 (70) | 9 (90) | 3 (30) | |||
| No (SRF) | 3 (30) | 1 (10) | 0.582 | 7 (70) | 0.179 | 0.020* |
| FAF findings | ||||||
| Patchy | 5 (50) | 6 (60) | 2 (20) | |||
| Diffuse | 4 (40) | 4 (40) | 1 (10) | |||
| Isoauto | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | 4 (40) | |||
| Hypoauto | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | |||
| Hypoauto/hyperauto (mixed) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.000 | 2 (20) | 0.230 | 0.141 |
Notes:
a
P-value, IMLs vs choroidal melanomas and other choroidal tumors;
b
P-value, melanomas vs other choroidal tumors.
*
denotes statistical significance.
Abbreviations: FAF, fundus autofluorescence; IML, indeterminate choroidal melanocytic lesion; OCT, optical coherence tomography; SRF, subretinal fluid.