Ocular melanoma: A rare entity

Malignant melanoma of eyeball is a rare entity. The overall incidence of malignant melanoma is 3%–7% per year worldwide. Early detection and meticulous treatment planning and its execution are challenge to surgeons. A 38-year-old male presented with loss of visionin one eye, and after investigating,...

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Main Authors: Raj Nagarkar, Sirshendu Roy, Ashvin Wagh, Gauri Kokane, Aditya Adhav, Samadhan Pawar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons
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Online Access:http://www.jhnps.org/article.asp?issn=2347-8128;year=2019;volume=7;issue=2;spage=79;epage=81;aulast=Nagarkar
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author Raj Nagarkar
Sirshendu Roy
Ashvin Wagh
Gauri Kokane
Aditya Adhav
Samadhan Pawar
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description Malignant melanoma of eyeball is a rare entity. The overall incidence of malignant melanoma is 3%–7% per year worldwide. Early detection and meticulous treatment planning and its execution are challenge to surgeons. A 38-year-old male presented with loss of visionin one eye, and after investigating, it turned out to be malignant melanoma of the eyeball. He was treated surgically by enucleation of the eyeball followed by prosthetic rehabilitation.
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spelling doaj.art-62b9ba13b8c64842b9ec268918756c5f2022-12-22T01:46:09ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons2347-81282347-81282019-01-0172798110.4103/jhnps.jhnps_26_17Ocular melanoma: A rare entityRaj NagarkarSirshendu RoyAshvin WaghGauri KokaneAditya AdhavSamadhan PawarMalignant melanoma of eyeball is a rare entity. The overall incidence of malignant melanoma is 3%–7% per year worldwide. Early detection and meticulous treatment planning and its execution are challenge to surgeons. A 38-year-old male presented with loss of visionin one eye, and after investigating, it turned out to be malignant melanoma of the eyeball. He was treated surgically by enucleation of the eyeball followed by prosthetic rehabilitation.http://www.jhnps.org/article.asp?issn=2347-8128;year=2019;volume=7;issue=2;spage=79;epage=81;aulast=Nagarkarenucleationmalignantmelanomauvea
spellingShingle Raj Nagarkar
Sirshendu Roy
Ashvin Wagh
Gauri Kokane
Aditya Adhav
Samadhan Pawar
Ocular melanoma: A rare entity
Journal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons
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malignant
melanoma
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title Ocular melanoma: A rare entity
title_full Ocular melanoma: A rare entity
title_fullStr Ocular melanoma: A rare entity
title_full_unstemmed Ocular melanoma: A rare entity
title_short Ocular melanoma: A rare entity
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topic enucleation
malignant
melanoma
uvea
url http://www.jhnps.org/article.asp?issn=2347-8128;year=2019;volume=7;issue=2;spage=79;epage=81;aulast=Nagarkar
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