Conjunctival Metastasis of a Cutaneous Melanoma
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Retrograde metastasis of cutaneous melanoma to conjunctival lymphatics.
Report of a Case. A 61-year-old man developed cutaneous melanoma in the right preauricular skin. It was managed by surgical resections, skin grafts, irradiation, chemotherapy, and laser for local recurrences and cervical node metastasis. After 18 months, he was referred for progressive ipsilateral conjunctival pigmentation. Examination disclosed cutaneous pigmentation and scarring in the right ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ocular Oncology and Pathology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2296-4681,2296-4657
DOI: 10.1159/000479114