An intracranial lesion discovered in a patient with recurrent conjunctival melanoma: a case report

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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Main Authors: Crystal Le, Navid Eghbalieh, Alejandra A Valenzuela, Enrique Palacios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology 2014-01-01
Series:Vision Pan-America
Subjects:
conjunctival melanoma
metastasis
intracranial tumor
Online Access:http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/132

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