Primary malignant melanoma of the lacrimal sac

N Eide; S B Refsum; S Bakke

doi:10.1111/j.1755-3768.1993.tb05003.x

Primary malignant melanoma of the lacrimal sac

Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh). 1993 Apr;71(2):273-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1993.tb05003.x.

Authors

N Eide¹, S B Refsum, S Bakke

Affiliation

¹ University Eye Department, National Hospital, Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 8333278
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1993.tb05003.x

Abstract

A case report of a primary malignant melanoma of the lacrimal sac is presented. After excision a local recurrence appeared one year later. Wide, but incomplete excision and postoperative irradiation resulted in local tumour control for 4 years. The patient succumbed to a uremic death caused by a rectal cancer removed 3 years before the occurrence of the malignant melanoma.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Humans
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / diagnosis*
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / therapy
Male
Melanoma / diagnosis*
Melanoma / therapy
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local