Necrotic Orbital Melanoma Arising de Novo.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-1993
Abstract
A 76-year-old man with compressive optic neuropathy secondary to a retrobulbar mass was managed by orbitotomy and removal of the mass. The lesion proved histopathologically to be an unusual orbital melanoma with massive central necrosis. There was no histopathological evidence of congenital melanocytosis. Dermatological and systemic evaluation before and after orbital surgery revealed no evidence of primary melanoma elsewhere. The patient developed hepatic metastasis 2 years after excision of the orbital tumour. It appears that the melanoma was a primary orbital tumour and not a metastatic melanoma from an occult primary lesion.
Volume
77
Issue
3
First Page
187
Last Page
189
ISSN
0007-1161
Published In/Presented At
Shields, J. A., Shields, C. L., Eagle, R. J., De Potter, P., & Oliver, G. L. (1993). Necrotic orbital melanoma arising de novo. The British Journal Of Ophthalmology, 77(3), 187-189.
Disciplines
Medical Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Oncology | Pathology
PubMedID
8457515
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Document Type
Article