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The tumor was analyzed using immunohistochemistry in order to confirm the clinical diagnosis and using next-generation sequencing (NGS) in order to investigate the correlation between pathological features and prognosis. The NGS revealed a somatic mutation in the GNAQ gene. Furthermore, we established a primary cell line (Opbg-UM1) to better understand the biology of this tumor in the pediatric setting. However, our case identified several factors predictive of poor prognosis, such as tumor proximity to the fovea and optic disc, large size, lack of pigmentation with mushroom configuration in category T2, and a complex karyotype showing numerical abnormalities on chromosome 6 and a mosaic loss of the Y chromosome in blood and in the primary cell line. 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