A Case of Malignant Melanoma in the Conjunctiva.

Koh, Eun Kyo; Kim, Sang Ha; Ko, Choong Jae

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1976;17(1):65-69.
Published online January 1, 1976.

A Case of Malignant Melanoma in the Conjunctiva.

Eun Kyo Koh, Sang Ha Kim, Choong Jae Ko

Deartment of Ophthalmology, Hanyang University Medical School, Seoul, Korea.

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고은교 , 김상하 , 고충제 ( Eun Kyo Ko , Sang Ha Kim , Choon Jae Ko )

Abstract

Authors repGrted one case of malignant melanoma which is located in the conjunctiva of the left eye This male patient, aged 45, has been a history of progressive enlargement of this melanoma since over ten years. At the time of first visit to the hospital, this melanoma revealed dark brownish strawbery-like pedunclated mass in his medial bulbar conjunctiva, and extended to fornix, palpebral conjunctiva, and lidmargin. Subtotal exenteration, BCG therapy, and X-ray radiation was performed successfully and was conformed histopathologically. In addition to some clinical observation, a brief review of literature has been described.