Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4025502 | Journal Français d'Ophtalmologie | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
A 51-year-old Caucasian man consulted for a visual loss in the left eye due to corneal extension of a conjunctival melanoma. This conjunctival melanoma arose from primary acquired melanosis with atypia at the temporal corneoscleral limbus. The patient was treated using a combination of surgical excision with physical treatment by ocular proton therapy. Progression remained under control 11 months after treatment: no local tumour recurrence or metastasis was observed. Primary acquired melanosis with atypia must be regarded as a premalignant melanocytic lesion. Based on this case report, the authors focus on primary acquired melanosis and its risk of transformation to a conjunctival malignant melanoma.
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Authors
E. Chazalon-Pauleau, L. Roux, J.-H. Patte, S. Pommier, D. Bonnet, F. Meyer,