| Corneal Melanoma: Report of Three Cases. | |
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PMID: 22169880 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVES:: We report three cases of corneal melanoma: two without conjunctival primary acquired melanosis or melanoma and one with a history of conjunctival melanoma. METHODS:: Report of 3 cases with corneal melanoma and literature review. RESULTS:: Medical records of three patients with the diagnosis of corneal melanoma were reviewed. Total excisional biopsy with corneal epitheliectomy using 20% ethanol was performed. Postoperative topical chemotherapy with 0.04% mitomycin-C was used for 4 weeks as adjunctive therapy. The follow-up ranged from 13 months to 7 years. Each of the two patients experienced two recurrences. One was treated in a fashion similar to that of the initial tumor, and the other was treated by enucleation. None of the patients developed regional or distant metastasis. CONCLUSIONS:: Malignant melanoma can rarely occur on the cornea with no contiguous conjunctival component. Eye-conserving treatment should be attempted first. Recurrences may occur, and a close follow-up is necessary. |
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Omür Uçakhan-Gündüz; Kaan Gündüz; Melisa Z Karsloğlu; Aylin Okçu-Heper; Ayfer Kanpolat |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-12-13 |
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Title: Eye & contact lens Volume: - ISSN: 1542-233X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-12-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101160941 Medline TA: Eye Contact Lens Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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From the Department of Ophthalmology (Ö.U.G., K.G., A.K., M.Z.K.), Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey; Department and Department of Pathology (A.O-H.), Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. |
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