A CASE OF LIMBAL MALIGNANT MELANOMA
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 38
Abstract
Conjunctival malignant melanoma is a rare pigmented tumor occurring during fifth and sixth decade typically involving limbus with high recurrence rate. A 65yr male presented with complaints of slowly growing dark colored swelling in his left eye since 2 months. No systemic complaints. A black mass was seen on limbus with lobulated appearance. On USG ocular coats were normal. UBM shows 8*5 mm mass. Excision of mass was done and biopsy confirmed diagnosis. Mass excision was supplemented with cryotherapy. Now patient is cosmetically and visually satisfied.
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Hansa Thakkar, Hetal Chhatbar, Snehal Chaudhary, Dipali Tandel, Nishit Bhatt
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