Orbital Melanoma Presenting as Orbital CellulitisA Clinicopathologic Report
作者:
John Fezza,
Imtiaz Chaudhry,
Young Kwon,
Errol Grannum,
John Sinard,
Darrell Wolfley,
期刊:
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
(OVID Available online 1998)
卷期:
Volume 14,
issue 4
页码: 286-289
ISSN:0740-9303
年代: 1998
出版商: OVID
关键词: Orbital melanoma;Orbital tumor;Orbital cellulitis;Choroidal melanoma.
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Summary:Most choroidal melanomas are diagnosed when the tumor is still relatively small and confined to the globe. Rarely, these tumors can escape detection and extend through the sclera. They can reach a large size and create significant orbital inflammation. The authors describe a 71-year-old man with orbital cellulitis secondary to a necrotic choroidal melanoma that invaded the orbit. This tumor had minimal intraocular involvement with a large extrascleral component. On histopathologic analysis, the lesion was best classified as a spindle B melanoma with epithelioid areas (mixed melanoma). The patient was treated with an enucleation and postoperative radiation. This report demonstrates that malignancies in the orbit can present as acute infections. Early suspicion, diagnosis, and treatment of these lesions offer the best chance for survival.
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