A Case of Extrascleral Extension of Choroidal Malignant Melanoma.

Lee, Jong Hyeob; Nam, Gi Ryong; Shim, Yoon Do; Kim, Bong Chul

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1987;28(2):427-432.
Published online February 1, 1987.

A Case of Extrascleral Extension of Choroidal Malignant Melanoma.

Jong Hyeob Lee, Gi Ryong Nam, Yoon Do Shim, Bong Chul Kim

Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea.

공막외로 침윤된 맥락막 악성 흑색종 1 예

이종협(Jong Hyeob Lee),남기룡(Gi Ryong Nam),심윤보(Yoon Bo Shim),김봉철(Bong Chul Kim)

Abstract

The authors have experienced a case of extrascleral extension of choroidal malignant melanoma. The patient has suffered from the ocular pain and proptosis of right eye. We performed Kronlein operation under the clinical impression of the retrobulbar mass and obtained the histopathological diagnosis of malignant melanoma. Fifteen days after the operation, we performed exenteration and the rotation flap of temporalis muscle was inserted into the right eye ball socket through the lateral wall of the orbit.