Lacrimal Drainage System and Nasal Cavity Melanoma after Complete Treatment of Conjunctival Melanoma
Malignant melanoma of the conjunctiva is a rare tumor of the ocular surface with potential fatal consequences and a high likelihood of recurrence. Although routes for extending the tumor, including local, hematogenous, and lymphatogenous, are pretty straightforward, the indirect extension through fr...
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| author | Amirreza Veisi Zahra Dastborhan Mohsen Dastmardi Mozhgan Rezaie Kanavi Saeid Rezaei |
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| description | Malignant melanoma of the conjunctiva is a rare tumor of the ocular surface with potential fatal consequences and a high likelihood of recurrence. Although routes for extending the tumor, including local, hematogenous, and lymphatogenous, are pretty straightforward, the indirect extension through free-floating tumoral cells to the nasolacrimal duct is not described thoroughly. We report a case of malignant melanoma of the conjunctiva which presented with local recurrence in the intranasal cavity and lacrimal sac two years after the primary surgery (without involvement of the ocular surface and punctum on the second occasion). However, there was no evidence of distant metastasis on either occasion. This case demonstrates the possible noncontiguous spreading route of melanoma tumoral cells and highlights the need for attention to the surgical technique, and careful follow-up to detect further disease activity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ae854edebf054bc0be13955986f29ae52025-08-20T02:23:08ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67302024-01-01202410.1155/2024/1034939Lacrimal Drainage System and Nasal Cavity Melanoma after Complete Treatment of Conjunctival MelanomaAmirreza Veisi0Zahra Dastborhan1Mohsen Dastmardi2Mozhgan Rezaie Kanavi3Saeid Rezaei4Ophthalmic Research CenterOphthalmic Research CenterShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesOcular Tissue Engineering Research CenterEye and Skull Base Research CentersMalignant melanoma of the conjunctiva is a rare tumor of the ocular surface with potential fatal consequences and a high likelihood of recurrence. Although routes for extending the tumor, including local, hematogenous, and lymphatogenous, are pretty straightforward, the indirect extension through free-floating tumoral cells to the nasolacrimal duct is not described thoroughly. We report a case of malignant melanoma of the conjunctiva which presented with local recurrence in the intranasal cavity and lacrimal sac two years after the primary surgery (without involvement of the ocular surface and punctum on the second occasion). However, there was no evidence of distant metastasis on either occasion. This case demonstrates the possible noncontiguous spreading route of melanoma tumoral cells and highlights the need for attention to the surgical technique, and careful follow-up to detect further disease activity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/1034939 |
| spellingShingle | Amirreza Veisi Zahra Dastborhan Mohsen Dastmardi Mozhgan Rezaie Kanavi Saeid Rezaei Lacrimal Drainage System and Nasal Cavity Melanoma after Complete Treatment of Conjunctival Melanoma Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | Lacrimal Drainage System and Nasal Cavity Melanoma after Complete Treatment of Conjunctival Melanoma |
| title_full | Lacrimal Drainage System and Nasal Cavity Melanoma after Complete Treatment of Conjunctival Melanoma |
| title_fullStr | Lacrimal Drainage System and Nasal Cavity Melanoma after Complete Treatment of Conjunctival Melanoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lacrimal Drainage System and Nasal Cavity Melanoma after Complete Treatment of Conjunctival Melanoma |
| title_short | Lacrimal Drainage System and Nasal Cavity Melanoma after Complete Treatment of Conjunctival Melanoma |
| title_sort | lacrimal drainage system and nasal cavity melanoma after complete treatment of conjunctival melanoma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/1034939 |
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