An intracranial lesion discovered in a patient with recurrent conjunctival melanoma: a case report
Conjunctival melanoma is an uncommon tumor of the ocular surface, representing only 1.6% of all non-cutaneous melanomas.1 Overall metastasis rates range from 14-27%, with 10-40% of which arising in the central nervous system (CNS).1,2 CNS involvement has shown to be the major cause of morbidity and...
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| author | Crystal Le Navid Eghbalieh Alejandra A Valenzuela Enrique Palacios |
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| description | Conjunctival melanoma is an uncommon tumor of the ocular surface, representing only 1.6% of all non-cutaneous melanomas.1 Overall metastasis rates range from 14-27%, with 10-40% of which arising in the central nervous system (CNS).1,2 CNS involvement has shown to be the major cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients, with a median survival of between 2 and 10 months.2 Therefore, it is critical to follow these patients closely throughout their lifetime to monitor for disease recurrence. We present a unique case of a 65 year-old woman with a well-documented history of recurrent conjunctival melanoma after multiple excisions. Routine follow up imaging revealed a new intracranial lesion, which presented an interesting diagnostic challenge. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d046884245024b4e83ddc6a21783a78a2022-12-22T03:16:06ZengPan-American Association of OphthalmologyVision Pan-America2219-46652219-46732014-01-01131222410.15324/vpa.v13i1.132105An intracranial lesion discovered in a patient with recurrent conjunctival melanoma: a case reportCrystal Le0Navid Eghbalieh1Alejandra A Valenzuela2Enrique Palacios3Tulane University School of MedicineTulane University School of MedicineTulane University School of MedicineTulane University School of MedicineConjunctival melanoma is an uncommon tumor of the ocular surface, representing only 1.6% of all non-cutaneous melanomas.1 Overall metastasis rates range from 14-27%, with 10-40% of which arising in the central nervous system (CNS).1,2 CNS involvement has shown to be the major cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients, with a median survival of between 2 and 10 months.2 Therefore, it is critical to follow these patients closely throughout their lifetime to monitor for disease recurrence. We present a unique case of a 65 year-old woman with a well-documented history of recurrent conjunctival melanoma after multiple excisions. Routine follow up imaging revealed a new intracranial lesion, which presented an interesting diagnostic challenge.http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/132conjunctival melanomametastasisintracranial tumor |
| spellingShingle | Crystal Le Navid Eghbalieh Alejandra A Valenzuela Enrique Palacios An intracranial lesion discovered in a patient with recurrent conjunctival melanoma: a case report Vision Pan-America conjunctival melanoma metastasis intracranial tumor |
| title | An intracranial lesion discovered in a patient with recurrent conjunctival melanoma: a case report |
| title_full | An intracranial lesion discovered in a patient with recurrent conjunctival melanoma: a case report |
| title_fullStr | An intracranial lesion discovered in a patient with recurrent conjunctival melanoma: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | An intracranial lesion discovered in a patient with recurrent conjunctival melanoma: a case report |
| title_short | An intracranial lesion discovered in a patient with recurrent conjunctival melanoma: a case report |
| title_sort | intracranial lesion discovered in a patient with recurrent conjunctival melanoma a case report |
| topic | conjunctival melanoma metastasis intracranial tumor |
| url | http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/132 |
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