Retrograde Metastasis of Cutaneous Melanoma to Conjunctival Lymphatics
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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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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.218