Orbital recurrence of iris melanoma 21 years after enucleation

We present the case of a 56-year-old man who developed a neoplasm of epithelioid histology in his anophthalmic left orbit 21 years after he underwent enucleation for a spindle cell iris melanoma. The recurrent tumour was managed by orbital exenteration. Neither further recurrence nor metastasis was...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ case reports 2017-09, Vol.2017, p.bcr-2017-221137
Hauptverfasser:	Bergeron, Emilie, Lihimdi, Nadia, Bergeron, Dan, Landreville, Solange
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Case reports Diabetes Eye Enucleation - adverse effects Humans Iris Neoplasms - pathology Iris Neoplasms - surgery Liver Male Medical imaging Melanoma Melanoma - pathology Melanoma - surgery Metastasis Middle Aged Mutation Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - surgery Oncology Ophthalmology Orbit Evisceration - methods Orbital Neoplasms - pathology Orbits Patients Prostheses Radiation therapy Skin cancer Time Factors Treatment Outcome Ultrasonic imaging Unexpected Outcome (Positive or Negative) Including Adverse Drug Reactions USA/Canada White
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Zusammenfassung:	We present the case of a 56-year-old man who developed a neoplasm of epithelioid histology in his anophthalmic left orbit 21 years after he underwent enucleation for a spindle cell iris melanoma. The recurrent tumour was managed by orbital exenteration. Neither further recurrence nor metastasis was diagnosed over a 5-year follow-up period. This case, along with five other similar cases in the literature,1–3 emphasises the importance of long-term follow-up after treatment of iris melanoma.
ISSN:	1757-790X 1757-790X
DOI:	10.1136/bcr-2017-221137