Journal article
Orbital melanoma presenting as orbital cellulitis: a clinicopathologic report
Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery, Vol.14(4), pp.286-289
07/1998
DOI: 10.1097/00002341-199807000-00012
PMID: 9700739
Abstract
Most choroidal melanomas are diagnosed when the tumor is still relatively small and confined to the globe. Rarely, these tumors can escape detection and extend through the sclera. They can reach a large size and create significant orbital inflammation. The authors describe a 71-year-old man with orbital cellulitis secondary to a necrotic choroidal melanoma that invaded the orbit. This tumor had minimal intraocular involvement with a large extrascleral component. On histopathologic analysis, the lesion was best classified as a spindle B melanoma with epithelioid areas (mixed melanoma). The patient was treated with an enucleation and postoperative radiation. This report demonstrates that malignancies in the orbit can present as acute infections. Early suspicion, diagnosis, and treatment of these lesions offer the best chance for survival.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Orbital melanoma presenting as orbital cellulitis: a clinicopathologic report
- Creators
- J Fezza - Department of Ophthalmology, Yale University, USAI A ChaudhryY H KwonE E GrannumJ SinardD E Wolfley
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery, Vol.14(4), pp.286-289
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1097/00002341-199807000-00012
- PMID
- 9700739
- ISSN
- 0740-9303
- eISSN
- 1537-2677
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/1998
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983980291902771
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