Journal Reviews

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Tumour deposits following choroidal melanoma treatment

7 April 2021 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Choroidal melanoma, Metastasis, Recurrence, Retinal melanoma, Retinoinvasive melanoma, Uveal melanoma

The authors present the unique case of retinoinvasive melanoma following treatment of choroidal melanoma with brachytherapy. Uveal melanoma, the commonest intraocular malignancy in adults, presents as a pigmented mass in the choroid, ciliary body, or iris. A 79-year-old Caucasian male...

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Cutaneous malignant melanoma metastasis to pseudophakic lens

4 February 2021 | | Ocular Pathology and Oncology | Cutaneous melanoma, Diagnostic vitrectomy, Granulomatous inflammation, Malignant melanoma, Metastasis, Posterior capsule, Uveitis

Metastases to the eye and orbit are rare and intraocular cutaneous malignant melanoma metastasis (ICMM) is exceedingly rare, representing around 5%. There have only been three previous cases of ICMM to the lens in the literature, all of which presented...