A Giant Secondary Orbital Melanoma
Secondary orbital melanomas are a kind of malignant pigmented tumors that can come from a variety of sources. The most common initial tumor is choroidal melanoma, which typically spreads to the orbit through the scleral channel, although it can also migrate through the optic nerve in rare cases. Its pathologic kind primarily consists of highly invasive and metastatic epithelial cells. According to recent research, surgery is the primary treatment. The most often recommended course of action is enucleation of orbital contents while maintaining eyelid integrity, typically paired with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The authors report a rare case of massive orbital melanoma after primary choroidal melanoma in this article.
Authors
- Belinda Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8015-0126)
- Rongjin Deng
- Suhui Zhu
- Yan Dai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6894-6930)
- Xiaohu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8261-7770)
- Keni Gu
Institutions
- Southwest Medical University (CN)
- Mianyang Central Hospital (CN)
- The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (CN)
- The First People's Hospital of Guangyuan
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/scs.0000000000011243
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Oncology and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00