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Accession number;01A0189825
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| Title;A Case of Malignant Melanoma Occurring 63 Years after Evisceration. |
| Author;
KITA YOSHIYUKI
(Toho Univ., Sch. of Med.)
YABE HIROO
(Toho Univ., Sch. of Med.)
SHIKISHIMA KEIGO
(Jikei Univ. School of Medicine)
TAKAHASHI KEI
(Toho Univ., Ohashi Hosp.)
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Journal Title;Journal of Japanese Ophthalmological Society
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Journal Code:Z0666A
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ISSN:0029-0203
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VOL.105;NO.1;PAGE.52-57(2001)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.5, REF.24 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;Japanese |
| Abstract;Background: We report a rare case of a 69-year-old woman with malignant melanoma of her right socket, who had undergone evisceration of her right globe for unkown reasons at the age of 6. Case: A 69-year-old woman presented with the complaint of inability to keep the prosthesis in her socket. A large blackish brown mass was seen behind the eyelids, and biopsy of this tissue revealed a mixed type malignant melanoma. A right exenteration was performed and histopathologic examination demonstrated a large tumor mass anterior and adjacent to the remains of the eviscerated globe. Conclusion: During evisceration, uveal pigment may be incompletely removed from the globe, or may be inadvertently scattered in the orbit. This case may demonstrate the development of a malig-nant melanoma from the uvea of an eviscerated globe. We recommend that careful long-term follow-up be performed on patients who have undergone evisceration. (author abst.) |
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