139 research outputs found
Orbital metastases as first sign of metastatic spread in breast cancer: Case report and review of the literature
Choroidal melanoma metastasizing to maxillofacial bones
BACKGROUND: Melanomas are malignant neoplasm of melanocytic origin, commonly seen on skin and various mucous membranes. Melanomas are the commonest intraocular malignant tumour in the adults. CASE PRESENTATION: A 50-year-old female presented with complains of painless progressive swelling in right cheek region of two months duration. Examination revealed a 6 × 4 cm bony hard swelling in right zygomatic region near and below lateral canthus of right eye with loss of vision. Investigations revealed it to be a choroidal melanoma metastatising to the zygomatic bone. Patient was successfully treated by surgery. CONCLUSION: Choroidal melanoma, which commonly metastasizes to liver and lungs, never involves the lymph nodes and metastasis to facial bones is rare. Here we report a case of choroidal melanoma metastasizing to maxillofacial bones
A case report of a patient with metastatic ocular melanoma who experienced a response to treatment with the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib
Computed tomographic demostration of ocular calcifications with clinical and pathological findings
Incidence of Neovascular Glaucoma after proton beam therapy of uveal melanoma using anterior structure sparing techniques of the eye
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