Abstract
Cutaneous malignant melanoma metastatic to the choroid, orbit, or vitreous is rare. Metastatic lesions to the eyelid are rare as well. The authors report a case of malignant melanoma metastatic to the eyelid. This was the first sign of tumor recurrence in a patient who was thought to have been successfully treated for a melanoma of the back 3 years previously. The patient died 6 weeks after diagnosis of the eyelid lesion. In the presence of known malignancy, metastasis must be suspected in new eyelid lesions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 993-995 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| State | Published - Dec 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |